Digging deeper: Mueller Testifies, Facebook Settlement, and Self-Care Day

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🗓️ 24 July 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Today, Democrats and Republicans told former special counsel Robert Mueller: ‘have a seat - actually, have two.’ Mueller said he was done talking about his report -- but lawmakers have more questions. We’ll tell you why, and what happened during today’s hearings. Meanwhile, Facebook has to pay $5 billion and change up its privacy rules after an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission. We’ll explain. Also on today’s episode: how self-care is about more than just relaxing, and a very expensive stroll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, July 24th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.6	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on
0:08.4	why they matter.
0:09.4	Today, we're talking about, big surprise, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's highly
0:14.4	anticipated face-off with Congress.
0:16.2	We'll dive into whether or not we learned anything new in his testimony or if it's just
0:20.9	more of the same.
0:22.0	Then, Facebook is paying up.
0:24.5	The Federal Trade Commission has slapped the social network with a record fine.
0:27.7	We'll give you the details.
0:29.7	And finally, it's International Self-Care Day.
0:32.5	But it's about more than treat yourself.
0:35.2	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:37.2	Let's Schim this.
0:39.5	Today's episode is brought to you by Sun Basket.
0:44.8	The most complicated story today is about former Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
0:49.0	Today, he took the hot seat in not one, but two separate congressional hearings.
0:53.8	To talk about his big report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether President
0:58.9	Trump obstructed justice during that investigation.
1:01.8	Now, keep in mind, Mueller has been very clear.
1:05.8	He does not want to talk about it.
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