Michael Lewis | A Closer Look: Trump Travels to Asia as Russia Probe Escalates
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.5 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 November 2017
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at how Trump can’t seem to escape the escalating Russia investigation, even when he is abroad in Asia.
Then, Michael Lewis explains the breadth of responsibilities the USDA has, such as policing disputes between animals and people, and why it really matters who Trump appoints to run it.
Late Night producer Henry Melcher then asks Lewis a few more questions backstage.
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| 0:20.0 | Wondery's new podcast, Disantel, wades into the glorious mess of celebrity beef. |
| 0:26.0 | Each episode explores a different iconic celebrity feud, |
| 0:29.0 | and asks, what does our obsession with these feuds say about us? |
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| 0:40.0 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, |
| 0:45.0 | please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night with Seth Meyers. |
| 0:48.0 | Today, Seth talks to writer Michael Lewis, |
| 0:50.0 | who also takes a few more questions backstage just for this podcast. |
| 0:53.0 | But first, a closer look. |
| 0:56.0 | President Trump, as we mentioned, |
| 1:00.0 | is on a 12-day trip to Asia dominated by trade negotiations |
| 1:04.0 | in North Korea's nuclear program. |
| 1:06.0 | But even when Trump is abroad, |
| 1:08.0 | he can't seem to escape the escalating Russian investigation |
| 1:10.0 | for more in this. It's time for a closer look. |
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