Luke Harding Explores The Ties Between Trump And Russia

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 14, 2017

Three advisers tied to the Trump campaign - Paul Manafort, Richard Gates and George Papadopoulos - were charged with crimes in October as part of the special counsel's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. In his new book Collusion: Secret Meetings, Dirty Money, and How Russia Helped Donald Trump Win, Guardian journalist Luke Harding goes beyond the indictments, and looks at the many ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

 

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