Trump's Troubles and Gorbachev's Legacy

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 6, 2022

Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many books, including The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War (Simon & Schuster, 2020), discusses the latest on the trouble the former president is facing for the classified documents seized from Mar-a-Lago, after a judge agreed with Trump's request to appoint a special master, and reflects on the legacy of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

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