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Trump and Russia: A real scandal or a diversion?
Just after the President accused Barack Obama of "wiretapping" Trump Tower, WikiLeaks dumped a massive database revealing CIA hacking. Coincidence? Now, conservatives are joining liberals in demanding to know if Trump and his associates have been lying about collusion with Russia.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readJust after the President accused Barack Obama of "wiretapping" Trump Tower, WikiLeaks dumped a massive database revealing CIA hacking. Coincidence? Now, conservatives are joining liberals in demanding to know if Trump and his associates have been lying about collusion with Russia. But others insist such conspiracy theories lead down "a rabbit hole," and distract attention from healthcare, the environment and the justice system. One week from the start of congressional hearings we get the latest on the political firestorm.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Yael Even Or
Producer, 'Press Play'
Luke Vander Ploeg
Producer, 'To the Point'
Max Boot
columnist who covers national security for the Washington Post
Ted Lieu
U.S. Congressman who represents California’s 33rd congressional district
Masha Gessen
staff writer at the New Yorker
The full episode
2 of 3Trump, Russia and rabbit holes- 1:24Dutch elections: In some ways, Geert Wilders has already won
- 7:58Trump and Russia: A real scandal or a diversion?You’re reading this
- 43:04Federal court rules Texas redistricting discriminatory