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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Mueller charges lawyer linked to former Trump aides

    On Tuesday lawyer Alex van der Zwaan plead guilty to lying about his communications with former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates. Gates is accused of money laundering and other crimes relating to his work in Ukraine.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 20, 2018 • 1 min read

    On Tuesday lawyer Alex van der Zwaan plead guilty to lying about his communications with former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates. Gates is accused of money laundering and other crimes relating to his work in Ukraine. We sort out what all this has to do with Donald Trump and the presidential campaign.

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    Oscar nominee Laurie Metcalf: 'I have a camera phobia'
    1. 0:00Mueller charges lawyer linked to former Trump aidesYou’re reading this
    2. 9:27'Russiagate skeptic' doubts Trump-Russia collusion
    3. 17:20How a #MeToo activist became ensnared in her own sexual harassment scandal
    4. 26:07Oscar nominee Laurie Metcalf on her long career -- on and off screen
    5. 41:44Women's bobsled at the Olympics
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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Oscar nominee Laurie Metcalf: 'I have a camera phobia'
    1. 0:00Mueller charges lawyer linked to former Trump aidesYou’re reading this
    2. 9:27'Russiagate skeptic' doubts Trump-Russia collusion
    3. 17:20How a #MeToo activist became ensnared in her own sexual harassment scandal
    4. 26:07Oscar nominee Laurie Metcalf on her long career -- on and off screen
    5. 41:44Women's bobsled at the Olympics
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