Monday, Oct. 30, 2017

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 30 October 2017

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

The salacious “dossier” that describes ties between Donald J. Trump and the Russian government is back in the news. The Trump administration says new reporting that the Clinton campaign helped to pay for the report is evidence that the entire Russia inquiry is just politics. Also, we have a rare on-the-record conversation with President Trump’s top lawyer, Ty Cobb, about the investigation. Guests: Kenneth P. Vogel, a New York Times reporter based in Washington; Matt Apuzzo, who interviewed Mr. Cobb. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:25.6	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro.
0:32.6	This is the deal.
0:35.6	Today, the dossier is back in the news.
0:42.7	Why the Trump administration says new reporting that the Clinton campaign helped funding is
0:48.5	evidence that the entire Russia investigation is all just politics.
0:55.4	And are rare on the record conversation with the president's lawyer about the investigation.
1:03.3	It's Monday, October 3.
1:08.5	Ken Vogel has been reporting on the origins of the dossier for the times.
1:13.2	Can I want to talk about why the dossier is back in the news?
1:16.8	First of all, remind us what dossier even was.
1:19.9	Yeah, the dossier is a series of memos written at the behest of this Washington DC based opposition
1:27.3	research firm called Fusion GPS.
1:29.6	They hired a former British spy guy by the name of Christopher Steele to look into Donald
1:35.5	Trump's finances, his campaign team, and most importantly, both of their ties to Russia.
1:42.2	The bombshell burst Tuesday evening.
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