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The Daily

Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.3107.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2017

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

As expected, the former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and a business associate have been indicted on charges stemming from the special counsel investigation. But a surprise guilty plea from another campaign adviser may tell a more meaningful story about what the Trump campaign knew about Russian interference in the 2016 election — and when it knew it. Guests: Matt Apuzzo, a New York Times reporter who has been covering the Russia investigation. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:32.8

This is The Daily.

0:36.8

Today, as expected, the president's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, has been indicted.

0:46.1

The first indictment in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

0:51.4

But another surprise indictment may tell a more meaningful story about what the Trump

0:58.1

campaign knew about Russian interference in the election and when it knew it.

1:04.5

It's Tuesday, October 31st.

1:09.7

Matapuzo, tell me about George Poppinopoulos.

1:12.6

Who is this guy before he comes into contact with the Trump team?

1:16.4

He was a research fellow at the Hudson Institute, which is a conservative thing tank in town.

1:21.9

He was not a well-established foreign policy expert in Washington by any stretch.

1:27.6

I mean, he was 30 years old when he joined the campaign.

1:31.2

And in a city where you have a ton of thing tanks and a ton of experts, he wasn't somebody

1:37.8

who stood out.

1:39.3

And what does Poppinopoulos understand to be his role and mission on the Trump team when

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