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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Tension at the Dept. of Justice

    Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is denying reports that he suggested secretly taping President Trump to expose the chaos at the White House. Rosenstein is overseeing the Russia investigation of Robert Mueller.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 21, 2018 • 1 min read

    Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is denying reports that he suggested secretly taping President Trump to expose the chaos at the White House. Rosenstein is overseeing the Russia investigation of Robert Mueller.

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    A smoggy year in Los Angeles
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    3. 16:32Male contraceptives could become a reality
    4. 28:10'Life Itself' and other weekend movies
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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    A smoggy year in Los Angeles
    1. 0:00Tension at the Dept. of JusticeYou’re reading this
    2. 7:28Smog in LA
    3. 16:32Male contraceptives could become a reality
    4. 28:10'Life Itself' and other weekend movies
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