A Closer Look: Trump's Lies on Wiretapping, Health Care | Interview: Author Mohsin Hamid

Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast

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🗓️ 15 March 2017

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Seth takes a closer look at Trump's outlandish claims on wiretapping and the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. Then, author Mohsin Hamid chats with Seth about his new novel, Exit West, as well as Trump's travel ban and how storytelling is important during times like these. Late Night producer Henry Melcher then goes backstage with Mohsin to ask a few more questions. LATE NIGHT ON SOCIAL Rate the Late Night Podcast on iTunes: itunes.com/LateNightSeth Subscribe to Late Night on YouTube: youtube.com/LateNightSeth Follow Late Night on Twitter: twitter.com/LateNightSeth Like Late Night on Facebook: www.facebook.com/LateNightSeth Find Late Night on Snapchat: snapchat.com/add/LateNightSeth Get more Late Night with Seth Meyers: www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/ Watch Late Night with Seth Meyers Weeknights 12:35/11:35c on NBC. 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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0:12.8	Disantel, where in each episode we look at one of pop cultures' most iconic celebrity
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0:22.4	Black China and the Kardashians, and now you'll get the whole story.
0:26.3	Listen to Disantel on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.4	I'm Sydney Battle, and I'm Matt Bellasai, and we're the host of Wonder's new podcast, Disantel,
0:36.6	where in each episode we unpack when a pop culture's most iconic celebrity feuds,
0:42.2	and what our obsession with them says about us.
0:45.2	Listen to Disantel on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:49.8	From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of
0:56.9	Late Night with Seth Meyers. Today, you'll hear a stress interview with a claimed author,
1:00.8	Mosin Hamid, who sticks around for a few more questions backstage.
1:04.4	But first, here's a closer look.
1:10.6	One thing that's become clear over the past week is that lying is now such a central feature
1:15.6	of the Trump administration that many in DC just take it for granted.
1:19.0	But there's one issue where Trump's lies could have very real consequences for millions of people,
1:24.0	and that's health care. For more on this, it's time for a closer look.
1:31.4	One thing that happens when you make as many wild, unproven claims as Trump does is that
1:37.4	the people around you have to go to increasingly ridiculous lengths to try to defend those claims.
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