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News, News Commentary, Politics

4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2017

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Jacob Weisberg talks to Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes about who's saying what in the Trump-Russia investigation and why it's important to know the difference. You can read Ben's piece over at Lawfare by clicking here. Do you have a question for us? Send us a tweet @realTrumpcast or use the #AskTrumpcast hashtag. You can also leave us a voice message at: (646)-598-6510. Don’t forget about our live show in Austin, Texas, for the Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m. We’ll be live from the Texas Union Theatre with special guests Jill Abramson, the former executive editor of the New York Times, and Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas. For tickets go to Slate.com/Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You know that this White House leaks like nobody's ever seen a White House leak.

0:04.6

And that's where the reporters are getting the story.

0:07.1

And they're getting a story about conflict between you and HR McMaster.

0:10.7

They're getting stories about conflict between you and Jared Kushner and you and Ivana Trunk.

0:15.7

They're getting all these stories because people in the White House, including you, are leaking.

0:21.1

You know that.

0:23.1

There's nothing to the Russia investigation.

0:27.3

It's a waste of time.

0:28.8

Did they try to influence the American election?

0:31.8

That's what the investigation is about.

0:33.9

We'll have to wait till the investigation is finished.

0:35.9

I don't think there's any doubt that if James Comey had not been fired,

0:40.4

we would not have a special council.

0:46.4

Hello and welcome to Trumpcast, the show about the man who's finally started to realize

0:52.4

that people really fucking hate me.

0:55.2

In the words of one advisor, Donald Trump.

0:58.7

I'm Jacob Weisberg.

1:00.7

That was in Mike Allen's Axios newsletter, which I've become addicted to.

1:05.3

That and the daily the New York Times podcast have become my morning media diet.

1:10.4

Anyhow, Trump's blinding revelation has prompted him to change direction.

1:15.4

He really needs to get something done.

1:18.0

It doesn't much matter what.

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