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The NPR Politics Podcast

Weekly Roundup: Thursday, June 15

The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR

Daily News, News, Politics

4.425.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2017

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The aftermath of Wednesday's shooting continues, and the President may be under investigation for obstruction of justice. This episode: host/White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political reporter Vanessa Romo, congressional reporter Geoff Bennett, and editor/correspondent Ron Elving. This episode: host/White House correspondent Tamara Keith, congressional reporter Geoff Bennett, and congressional correspondent Susan Davis. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, this is Allison and Matt from Chicago, Illinois.

0:06.4

Currently in her kutsk Russia, Nova Sabir's Russia,

0:09.2

Yikhetarene, Burgrussia, Nisni Novgorod Russia traveling on the Transseparian Railroad.

0:14.1

This podcast was recorded at 6.25 pm Eastern on Tuesday, June 13th.

0:20.4

Things may have changed by the time you hear it.

0:22.7

Keep up with all of NPR's political coverage at NPR.org on the NPR-1 app and on your local

0:28.4

public radio station.

0:29.9

All right, here's the show.

0:31.9

Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast here to talk about attorney general Jeff Sessions

0:39.7

who today was the latest player in the Russia Trump drama to testify before a Senate or

0:45.3

House committee.

0:46.3

I'm Scott Detreau, I cover Congress for NPR.

0:49.0

I'm Kerry Johnson, Justice Correspondent.

0:51.0

I'm Mara Lias and National Political Correspondent.

0:53.9

So two things before we get started.

0:55.8

First of all, we had so much fun taping a congressional hearing reaction podcast last

1:00.6

week.

1:01.6

I figured we could just do it again.

1:02.8

Maybe there'll be one every single week.

1:05.2

Well, we'll see at this point that's about the pace we're on.

1:08.5

Secondly, shout out to Allison and Matt for that very intricately recorded time stamp.

1:13.7

But here in Washington, another week, another big day of testimony in Congress.

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