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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Obama's secret mission to punish Putin

    President Obama was briefed last summer that Russia hacked the election, and that it was directly ordered by Vladimir Putin. The Washington Post reports on what happened next inside the administration as the president agonized over what to do.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 23, 2017 • 1 min read

    President Obama was briefed last summer that Russia hacked the election, and that it was directly ordered by Vladimir Putin. The Washington Post reports on what happened next inside the administration as the president agonized over what to do.

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    What are the chances the Senate GOP health care bill will pass?
    1. 0:00Week in politics: Health care and Comey tapes
    2. 9:41How the Senate GOP health care bill would affect California
    3. 18:34Obama's secret mission to punish PutinYou’re reading this
    4. 27:13White supremacists target South LA town of Cudahy
    5. 36:29'Transformers: The Last Knight' links to legend of King Arthur
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