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Sep 2022
22m 44s

A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Fraud

Crooked Media
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New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a $250 million lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and his three adult children, accusing them of "persistent and repeated" business fraud. Rolling Stone politics reporter Nikki McCann Ramirez joins us to discuss the case and what's at stake for the Trumps. Russian president Vladimir Putin declared a “ ... Show More
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