The "Kislyak of Death" Edition

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🗓️ 2 March 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions is under fire for his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States, while the Trump administration tries to deflect attention on Russia investigations. Is it time to appoint a special prosecutor to look into President Trump’s potential links to Russia? And the U.S. carries out new airstrikes in Yemen while questions linger over a recent raid against Al Qaeda.

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0:00.0	This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats.
0:11.0	So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.
0:15.0	Trains, now on Uber.
0:18.0	T's and C's apply.
0:20.0	Check the Uber app. So should we start a sessions death watch?
0:25.0	We've had a lot of death titles lately, but it might be time to start one for Jeff Sessions.
0:29.0	That if we don't call this the Kisliaq death edition we just we should pack it up and
0:34.8	go home the Kisliac of death edition because he does seem to have that effect
0:38.8	on people seriously has anyone here with ambassador Kislak because if you have this is the time that was the time
0:45.6	and we need to prepare for your funeral.
0:48.9	I sat next to him at a dinner once did you always that a long time? It was a long time ago.
0:53.0	You probably say.
0:54.0	Did you discuss the 2016 election?
0:56.0	No, it was before the 2016 election.
0:59.0	Thank God.
1:00.0	Wow.
1:02.0	My wife has had dinner with Ambassador Gislyak and not even I knew about it.
1:07.0	No one asked me, certainly not under oath.
1:12.0	But if they had...
1:13.0	I'm pretty sure that...
1:15.0	And I washed my hands afterwards really well.
1:17.0	She didn't drink any tea, did you?
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