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Rational Security

The "Million Dollars in Rugs" Edition

Rational Security

The Lawfare Institute

News, Foreignpolicy, Nationalsecurity, Politics, Government, Middleeast

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2017

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Special Counsel Robert Mueller unveils the first indictments in his sprawling investigation, and a surprise plea agreement. We’ll talk about the significance of his moves and where the investigation might be heading next. Plus, New York experiences the deadliest act of terrorism since the 9/11 attacks.

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0:00.0

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0:11.0

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0:16.5

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0:30.5

Okay, can we just stop for a second? Where the hell is Paul Manifort buying rugs if he is spending a million dollars on rugs? You guys don't have a million dollars of rugs in your houses? I know a bargain place to get rugs. I should let him know where it is.

0:36.0

Okay, can I just say I was born in Turkey? I learned to bargain in Turkey, okay? I know a lot about rugs from the Middle East. I don't understand how you spend a million dollars on rugs outside of like a Sotheby's auction.

0:49.0

This is what Paul Manafort was missing. He needed Tammy's advice on how to bargain. I also want to point out that if he

0:56.1

was spending that kind of money on clothes he should have looked better. Yeah they

1:00.9

like didn't fit quite right.

1:02.8

And by the way, Indochino is not sponsoring this podcast.

1:06.9

But I'm just saying like he could have looked as good

1:09.5

with a online Indochino suit.

1:12.2

You can definitely get an Indochino suit for less than a million dollars.

1:15.0

Hint.

1:17.0

Hint.

1:18.0

Hello and welcome to rational security the million dollars in rugs

1:26.4

edition I'm Shane Harris bargain shopping reporter I have some nice rugs y'all I can tell you get some nice drugs and the sum total of the value of those

1:36.5

rugs what do they cost oh the sum total of the best rugs we have like maybe like

1:42.0

three thousand dollars all the rugs we have like maybe like three thousand.

1:42.8

All the rugs.

1:44.2

I have an Iranian rug, Persian rug from Iran that came in I think, you know,

1:49.4

maybe sometime before or after sanctions.

1:51.4

I'm sure it was here in the country legally

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