Rudy Giuliani Keeps Making Things Worse for Trump: A Closer Look | Rukmini Callimachi | Sarah Kendzior
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.5 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2018
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at the aftermath of Rudy Giuliani saying the president lied about paying hush money to Stormy Daniels, and how Trump's legal team still doesn't have their story straight.
Then, The New York Times' Rukmini Callimachi talks about going through ISIS' trash, chatting with its members in chat rooms and being the target of a threat from ISIS itself. She also takes a few more questions backstage with Late Night's Henry Melcher.
After that, writer Sarah Kendzior talks about studying dictators for her PhD, why she loves complaining and the systemic problems that will still exist once Trump is out of office. Then she speaks with Henry backstage just for this podcast.
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| 0:40.7 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night |
| 0:44.7 | with Seth Meyers. Today, Seth talks to the New York Times' Rookmeanie Kalamaki, |
| 0:48.4 | host of the captivating new audio series Call of Fate. She also takes a few more questions backstage |
| 0:52.9 | just for this podcast. Plus, journalist Sarah Kenziore talks to Seth about America's |
| 0:57.0 | changing economy and continues the conversation backstage as well. But first, a closer look. |
| 1:01.7 | It's been five days since Rudy Giuliani went on TV and revealed the president, Trump lied, |
| 1:07.2 | about paying hush money to Stormy Daniels. And they still don't have their story straight. |
| 1:11.9 | For more on this, it's time for a closer look. |
| 1:14.3 | Trump's story about paying hush money to a porn star has taken more twists and turns than, |
| 1:23.6 | well, a porn star. As you may recall, the president originally insisted that he had nothing to do |
| 1:30.3 | with the payment, didn't know anything about the payment, and didn't know where his lawyer Michael |
| 1:34.8 | Cohen got the money to make the payment. While Cohen himself claimed he never told Trump about |
| 1:39.2 | the payment and Trump never reimbursed it. Then, Trump hired Count Chocula's bookie as his lawyer, |
| 1:46.2 | and he went on TV and completely blew up that story. Giuliani told everyone that Trump had |
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