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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    If Rod Rosenstein is out, what will it mean for Robert Mueller’s Russia probe?

    Rod Rosenstein still has his job... for now. We ask what happens if he resigns or is fired later this week when he meets with President Trump.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 24, 2018 • 1 min read

    Rod Rosenstein still has his job... for now. We ask what happens if he resigns or is fired later this week when he meets with President Trump. We also discuss Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who is facing a second allegation of sexual misconduct. Deborah Ramirez told the New Yorker that Kavanaugh exposed himself at a party during his freshman year at Yale. Kavanaugh denies it happened, and calls it a smear.

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    What’s next for Rod Rosenstein and Brett Kavanaugh?
    1. 0:00What will happen to Rod Rosenstein?
    2. 8:54If Rod Rosenstein is out, what will it mean for Robert Mueller’s Russia probe?You’re reading this
    3. 17:45Use of public benefits could imperil green card applications
    4. 26:14The many lives of Jane Fonda
    5. 40:21With LA’s water policy change, ranchers in Eastern Sierra say their way of life is threatened
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Amy Ta

      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      Jessica Levinson

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    What’s next for Rod Rosenstein and Brett Kavanaugh?
    1. 0:00What will happen to Rod Rosenstein?
    2. 8:54If Rod Rosenstein is out, what will it mean for Robert Mueller’s Russia probe?You’re reading this
    3. 17:45Use of public benefits could imperil green card applications
    4. 26:14The many lives of Jane Fonda
    5. 40:21With LA’s water policy change, ranchers in Eastern Sierra say their way of life is threatened
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand