Tim O’Brien, author of "TrumpNation" - Words Matter Interview
DSR's Words Matter
Riley Fessler
4.6 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2018
⏱️ 55 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is Words Matter with Elise Jordan and Steve Schmitt. |
| 0:09.1 | Welcome to Words Matter. |
| 0:10.3 | I'm Elise Jordan along with Steve Schmitt. |
| 0:13.3 | Our goal is to promote objective reality. |
| 0:16.2 | As a wise man once said, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, not their own facts. |
| 0:21.6 | Words have power and words have consequences. |
| 0:25.8 | In this episode, we'll talk with Tim O'Brien, the reporter who beat Donald Trump in a $5 billion lawsuit. |
| 0:32.4 | We'll ask the author of Trump Nation about that lawsuit. |
| 0:35.9 | What it's like to watch Trump when he's called Line Under Oath, we'll talk about the |
| 0:39.8 | bankruptcies, the Russia connections, and how Tim O'Brien survived a Donald Trump tweet. |
| 0:45.9 | Pay attention Republicans in Congress. |
| 0:48.0 | It is possible. |
| 0:51.6 | Donald Trump has been involved in more than 3,500 lawsuits in his lifetime. |
| 0:56.8 | And he's threatened thousands more. |
| 0:59.1 | But you hold the distinct honor of being the person he sued for $5 billion billion with a |
| 1:06.4 | B. |
| 1:07.4 | Steven R. Please to welcome the executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion and the author of |
| 1:11.3 | Trump Nation, the art of being Donald Tim O'Brien. |
| 1:14.8 | Thanks for having me here Elise. |
| 1:16.2 | Steve, it's good to be with both of you. |
| 1:18.2 | Thank you for coming. |
| 1:19.4 | So just a start. |
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