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Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast

A Closer Look: Jeff Sessions’ Confirmation Hearings / Seth Interviews Kellyanne Conway

Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast

NBC

Politics, Seth Myers, Seth Meyers, News, News Commentary, Authors, Books, Political Comedy, A Closer Look, Comedy, After Shows, Tv & Film

4.53.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2017

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Seth takes a closer look at the first confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet appointments, beginning with nominee for attorney general, Jeff Sessions. Then, Seth sits down with incoming White House councelor Kellyanne Conway about Donald Trump's transition to the White House, as well as some breaking allegations about Trump's relationship with Russia. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

I'm Sydney Battle and I'm Matt Bellasai and we're the host of Wondries new podcast Disantel

0:06.5

where in each episode we unpack when a pop culture's most iconic celebrity fused and what

0:12.5

our obsession with them says about us.

0:15.3

Listen to Disantel on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:20.2

I love my kid, but is a new comedy parenting podcast from Wondries that shares a refreshingly

0:25.4

honest and insightful take on parenting.

0:28.2

Each week the host will share a parenting story that'll have you laughing and thinking,

0:32.2

yes, I have absolutely been there.

0:34.8

Listen to I love my kid, but on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:43.2

From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night

0:48.0

with Seth Meyers, airing week nights at 12.35, 11.35 Central on NBC right after the Tonight

0:54.6

Show.

0:55.9

So the first confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet appointments began today

1:03.6

with Trump's nominee for Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has faced intense scrutiny

1:07.6

for his record on civil rights and immigration.

1:09.7

For more on this, it's time for a closer look.

1:16.2

So for any confirmation hearings for Trump's nominees even began, there was already controversy

1:20.8

over the fact that many of Trump's nominees hadn't finished the full ethics review and background

1:25.8

check process.

1:27.2

Every cabinet appointee has to by law undergrow a thorough ethics review.

1:33.1

But according to the man who oversees that very process, that's the director of the office

1:36.8

of government ethics.

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