Murphy: American 'Crisis' Far Deeper than Trump

Amanpour

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🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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E. Jean Carroll, the woman who won two civil suits against Donald Trump to the tune of $88+ million, is now the target of a Justice Department investigation for perjury. The DOJ probe is viewed by many as yet another example of the president seeking retribution from his perceived enemies and critics. But in his new book “Crisis of the Common Good,” Democratic Senator Chris Murphy argues that Trump is not the root cause of America's troubles, but the product of a much deeper crisis. He joins Christiane from Chicago. Also on today's show: former Costa Rica VP Rebeca Grynspan, now Secretary-General of UNCTAD; historian Jill Lepore on her new book "We the People" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur. Here's what's coming up.
0:07.0	We can make a good deal right now, but maybe not a great deal and if it's not a great deal,
0:12.0	when I'm making it.
0:14.0	A peace agreement hangs in the balance as the United States and Iran exchanged fire again.
0:19.0	I asked Democratic Senator Chris Murphy about how best to exit this
0:23.3	stalemate. And we discuss his new book, Crisis of the Common Good. Then,
0:28.2	We are witnessing a dangerous erosion of respect for international law. The United Nations
0:33.6	faces financial collapse and irrelevancy. Could a new leader revive the institution?
0:39.3	The election for the next UN Secretary General is ahead and I speak to one of the contenders,
0:44.3	Rebecca Greenspan, former Costa Rican vice president. Also ahead, we have a very hyper-polarized
0:51.3	politics and we have a hyper-polarized sense of the American past.
0:56.0	A divided America turns 250.
0:59.0	Historian Jill Lippoor joins Walter Isaacson to discuss whether the nation can celebrate as one. Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Christiana Manpur in London.
1:26.1	After a lot of diplomatic whiplash this week, there are now
1:29.6	new signs that Washington and Tehran may be edging towards a diplomatic breakthrough. U.S. and Iranian
1:36.0	negotiators have reportedly reached a draft memorandum of understanding that would extend the ceasefire
1:41.5	for 60 days and launch direct talks over Iran's nuclear program.
1:46.1	The proposed deal would include Iranian commitments on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
1:50.8	and future nuclear negotiations, along with the U.S. agreements to discuss sanctions relief.
1:57.3	But President Trump has not yet signed off, telling his team he wants a few days to think
2:02.6	about it. And the risks are growing. The United States and Iran exchanged fire on Thursday,
2:07.9	raising fears that the shaky ceasefire could collapse entirely. Iran continues to assert control
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