This news week was a particularly wild one. On Monday, all eyes were on President Trump as he met with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. Many Americans hoped the president would press Putin on Russian election meddling; instead, he cast doubt on the findings of the U.S. intelligence community and praised Putin’s leadership.
We discussed the fallout of the summit in three of our shows this week. You can find those conversations here, here and here.
In the aftermath of Helsinki, FBI Director Christopher Wray reiterated his belief in Russian election interference and Ohio GOP chair Chris Gagin resigned.
Also Maria Butina, a graduate of American University in the U.S. on a student visa, was arrested and charged with being a Russian agent.
On Tuesday, Representative Martha Roby, R-AL, won the Alabama House runoff, despite forfeiting a straight path to reelection after criticizing President Trump in 2016.
And Sacha Baron Cohen is shaking up the House with pranks on politicians in his new comedy series, “Who is America?”.
Interview:
https://the1a.org/shows/2018-07-20/friday-news-roundup-domestic
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