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What new Russia investigation details mean for Trump

New details emerge on Russia investigation and Comey firing.

01/05/2018

PBS News Hour

What new Russia investigation details mean for Trump

Clip: 1/5/2018 | 9m 8sVideo has Closed Captions

New details emerge on Russia investigation and Comey firing.

The New York Times reported Thursday that President Donald Trump had his White House counsel try to convince Attorney General Jeff Sessions not to recuse himself from the Russia investigation. Julie Hirschfeld Davis of the Times and Jack Goldsmith, a Harvard law professor, tell William Brangham what the revelations mean for the president and whether they amount to obstruction of justice.

01/05/2018

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