logo
episode-header-image
Feb 2018
24m 49s

Trump, Russia and 'Alternative Financing...

Wnyc Studios
About this episode
After Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russians for an intensive, elaborate effort to interfere with the 2016 elections, President Trump reacted as he has before — with bluster and bellicosity, at everyone but Russia. This week on Trump Inc., we’re exploring the president’s, persistent weirdness around Russia: Why has Trump been so quiet about Russ ... Show More
Up next
May 18
Introducing "Paper Trail": A new show from ProPublica about investigative journalism
Investigative journalism can change the world. "Paper Trail" host and reporter Jessica Lussenhop tells the story of how she learned that for herself. Follow and listen to Paper Trail wherever you listen to podcasts for a new investigation on every episode. It might change the way ... Show More
4m 45s
Nov 2025
Ilya’s new series The Harvard Plan
<p>Ilya Marritz is back to share a new series he’s made with The Boston Globe and WNYC’s On the Media. <i>The Harvard Plan</i> investigates how the Trump administration’s pressure campaign is reshaping American universities through memorable characters, thorny moral and ethical q ... Show More
46m 56s
Oct 2023
We Don't Talk About Leonard: Episode 3
State Supreme Court elections across the country are getting ever more expensive and more partisan. In the third episode of “We Don’t Talk About Leonard,” ProPublica reporters Andrea Bernstein, Andy Kroll, and Ilya Marritz drill even further into the fight to gain influence over ... Show More
51m 58s
Recommended Episodes
Aug 2023
Why is Donald Trump being charged like a mafia boss?
Donald Trump. Charged with racketeering in Georgia after allegedly attempting to meddle with election results - and he's now got 91 counts against his name... and counting. Will this change anything? And what about the whataboutery with Hunter Biden and Joe Biden? We speak to Rep ... Show More
33m 1s
Feb 2020
Russia, Russia, Russia! Our President's One Track Mind
You may think that all Donald Trump thinks about is himself. Or his latest grift. Or cheeseburgers. But when you look at his recent behavior, it looks like even with impeachment behind him, our president saves most of his bandwidth for the land of Tchaikovsky, Putin and borscht.  ... Show More
40m 1s
Oct 2025
Aid pro quo: Trump weaponises foreign help
After cancelling much of America’s international development funding, President Donald Trump is now using that money to boost friends, allies against China and buy goods and influence. Ukraine is striking Russia’s fuel infrastructure deep inside the country. And why JD Wetherspoo ... Show More
23m 32s
Oct 2019
GOP Congressman Critical Of President; Caution Flag; Pres. Trump: My Family Runs My Business Now; Doral Reversal
Wash. Post: Russian President Putin And Hungary's Prime Minister Helped Sour President Trump On Ukraine; GOP Rep. Rooney: "Fine" To Have Impeachment Inquiry, John Bolton Should Testify, Romney Is "Courageous"; President Trump Claims He's A Victim Of The "Phony" Emoluments Clause, ... Show More
45m 16s
Jan 2018
The most clarifying conversation I’ve had on Trump and Russia
What really happened between the Trump campaign and the Russian government? The investigation into that question has rocked American politics. The FBI director was fired over it. The attorney general might get fired over it. The president’s former campaign manager and his origina ... Show More
1h 16m
Oct 2025
Aid pro quo: Trump weaponises foreign help
After cancelling much of America’s international development funding, President Donald Trump is now using that money to boost friends, allies against China and buy goods and influence. Ukraine is striking Russia’s fuel infrastructure deep inside the country. And why JD Wetherspoo ... Show More
23m 32s
Jan 2021
Trump's Last Stand Part II: The Legal Team
National political correspondent Jonathan Swan traces how Donald Trump's strategy to dispute the result of the 2020 election evolved from targeted lawsuits to embracing — and amplifying — conspiracy theories. Starting with the Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference and d ... Show More
20m 30s
Jul 2025
Kyiv reprieve: Trump loses patience with Putin
For months, Donald Trump has appeared to back Vladimir Putin. Now, frustrated at the lack of a ceasefire and fed up with Russia, the US president is offering to send weapons to Kyiv. Trust-busters are investigating a whiff of price-fixing in the perfume industry. And why bilingua ... Show More
23 m
Feb 2017
Trump’s Chaotic Fiefdom / Zuma's Challenge / North Korean Intrigue
Speculation is mounting in Washington as to whose head will roll next in the Trump administration, after the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn on Monday night. The president’s fiefdom is in chaos, with the precariousness of press secretary Sean Spicer’s posit ... Show More
26m 18s