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To the Point

Russian money laundering and ties to Trump & Associates

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Robert Mueller was named Special Counsel to investigate intelligence-agency findings that Russia tried to help Donald Trump get elected. Now, the President has conceded it happened, and it appears that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is focused on money laundering and organized crime.

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0:00.0

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

0:07.9

The U.S. election. What did Russia have to do with it?

0:14.6

Hello again, I'm Arna Alney, and this is To the Point.

0:17.7

Yesterday, President Trump conceded that Russia did try to interfere in last year's

0:21.3

election after all, presumably to help him win. He blamed the Obama administration for not

0:26.9

taking action, and many Democrats agree. But a lot of questions remain. What was Russia up to?

0:33.5

Special counsel Robert Mueller is trying to find out he's reportedly focused on Russian

0:37.4

money laundering and organized crime, especially in London.

0:41.7

We'll look at the team that Mueller's assembled and what their specialties reveal about his investigation.

0:47.8

Also today, a mixed ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.

0:50.9

President Trump has the power to ban some travel, but there will be hearings next fall.

0:56.6

First, here's the news.

1:01.6

Check out KCRW's All-News Channel, News 24, programming from KCRW, NPR, NPR, the BBC, and more 24 hours a day.

1:10.8

Go to KCRW.com slash News24, or you can listen on KCRW's app.

1:21.0

Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

1:29.8

Hello again, Mormon. I'll hear back with To The Point. Robert Mueller was named special counsel to investigate intelligence agency findings that Russia tried to help Donald Trump get elected.

1:39.6

Now, President Trump has conceded that did happen, but he says the Obama administration failed to take

1:44.3

any action.

1:45.3

Meantime, it appears that Mueller is focused on money laundering and organized crime, and we'll talk

1:50.5

about that in the second half of our program.

1:53.2

First, the U.S. Supreme Court reached a unanimous decision today, sort of.

1:58.2

President Trump has the constitutional power to instigate a travel ban from six mostly

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