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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Why a pop star got Donald Trump Jr. a meeting with a Russian lawyer

    News broke over the weekend that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer who apparently offered damaging information on Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Azerbaijani singer Emin Agalarov helped arrange the meeting.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 10, 2017 • 1 min read

    News broke over the weekend that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer who apparently offered damaging information on Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Azerbaijani singer Emin Agalarov helped arrange the meeting.

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    1 of 5
    Marine Corps suspected suicide reveals brutal culture of hazing
    1. 0:00Why a pop star got Donald Trump Jr. a meeting with a Russian lawyerYou’re reading this
    2. 9:17Secretaries of State worry about Russian hacking in next year's election
    3. 16:46'Black Mirror' creator: The problem isn't tech, it's us
    4. 30:33What does the death of a Muslim recruit say about the Marines' hazing culture?
    5. 43:07What motivates some people to run a 135-mile race from Death Valley to the Whitney Portal
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