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To the Point

Following the money in the Russia investigation

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump is warning special prosecutor Robert Mueller not to dig too deep into his family's finances. But that seems to be a direction the investigation is heading. Guest host Josh Barro speaks with four guests who can provide an idea of where that inquiry might lead.

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0:00.0

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

0:08.8

President Trump is raging about the Russia investigation. What's he so nervous about?

0:16.9

I'm Josh Barrow, in for Warren Olney, and this is To the Point.

0:21.0

Trump attacked his own Attorney General on Wednesday, saying Jeff Sessions' recusal from the Russia investigation was, quote, very unfair to the president.

0:29.0

And he warned Special Counsel Bob Mueller not to dig too far into his family's finances.

0:34.5

What financial dealings might Mueller be interested in?

0:36.9

Today we'll look at what it means

0:38.0

to follow the Russian money and where it might lead us, real estate, Russian oligarchs, and American

0:42.3

politics. That's our main topic. And later on today's talking point, New York Times columnist

0:47.8

David Leanhart says many of us have become overconfident in our public policy views. So he's

0:52.9

looking places to change his mind,

0:54.7

and he thinks maybe you should too.

0:56.7

But first, here's the news.

1:02.7

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1:06.8

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1:12.1

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1:18.0

Go to KCRW.com slash News24 or listen on KCRW's app.

1:31.3

Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund. I'm Josh Barrow in for Warren Only, and this is To the Point.

1:34.3

Donald Trump is warning Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller not to dig too deep into his family's finances.

1:39.3

But that seems to be a direction the investigation is heading, and we'll be joined by four guests who can give us an idea of where that inquiry might lead. Later on today's talking point,

1:48.3

New York Times columnist David Leanhart is proposing what he calls a summer project to nourisher's

1:52.7

political soul. He says today's polarization pushes us to double down on all of our views,

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