Why Trump's Corruption Matters with Zephyr Teachout

Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

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🗓️ 21 August 2018

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Is President Trump a symptom of a system of corruption, or is he the cause? The nation’s highest office is embroiled in scandal, some so brazen and shameless that it’s almost easy to grow numb to the onslaught of headlines. But corruption is a uniquely poisonous threat to the country, a danger the founding fathers became obsessed with trying to prevent. So how did we reach this particularly low point, and what can be done to clean it up? Zephyr Teachout is in a unique position to talk about this, as she is the author of the book “Corruption in America” and she also happens to be running New York Attorney General, a race the President should be paying close attention to. Email us at [email protected] Tweet using #WITHpod Read more at nbcnews.com/whyisthishappening

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0:00.0	This crown prince of Saudi Arabia sweeps into New York.
0:03.4	And where does he stay?
0:04.4	These days at the plaza, which is owned
0:06.4	as a huge Saudi interest owning it.
0:08.5	But the rest of his retinue stays where?
0:10.5	Where in New York did they stay?
0:12.0	They stay at the Trump hotel.
0:14.2	And the general manager writes a letter to the investors
0:16.6	and the Trump hotel saying we were headed
0:17.9	for a loss in this quarter.
0:19.1	And then who shows up and spends a shitload of money?
0:23.8	But the Saudis.
0:25.2	Absolutely.
0:26.2	And we just happen to have this letter,
0:28.8	good reporting by the Washington Post.
0:31.6	But what about the other letters?
0:33.4	I said, what is on there?
0:34.2	I said, the Qataris could go book 50 rooms
0:38.2	and keep them empty for two weeks in a Trump property.
0:41.2	And no one would know.
0:42.0	And no one would know.
0:42.8	And we have to know that.
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