Hi, this is Kelsey from Chicago and I'm in my fourth year of medical school.

I just finished traveling across the country interviewing at 22 different

internal medicine residency programs. Thank you to MPR Politics for keeping me

up to date as I traveled from coast to coast. This podcast was recorded at

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So much love, so exciting. Always good to hear from Chicago land.

Carries from Chicago. Hey there, it's the MPR Politics podcast. President Trump's former advisor

Roger Stone has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the Russian investigation.

And the acting attorney general says the Mueller probe could be coming to an end.

I'm Tamar Keith. I cover the White House. I'm Carrie Johnson. I cover the Justice Department.

And I'm Ryan Lucas. I also cover the Justice Department.

All right, let's start with Roger Stone. He was in court today. But before we get there,

Ryan, can you remind us of how we got to this point of President Trump's longtime advisor

having to appear in court? Stone was arrested at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday.

He made an initial court appearance in Fort Lauderdale on Friday as well. There's a bit of a

rocket scene outside on the steps afterwards. He was arraigned then today in Washington, D.C.

in the interim. However, he has done a whole lot of media appearances attacking the FBI,

attacking special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, also trying to gin up some financial

support for his legal defense fund. But there's been a lot of time on TV, a lot of time pushing his

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