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Podcast: Why Republicans Haven’t (Yet) Said Nyet to Trump on Russia

The Big Story, Episode 63

By David Hawkings and Walter Shapiro
Posted July 19, 2017 at 4:31pm

CQ Roll Call columnist Walter Shapiro and senior editor David Hawkings consider the Watergate scandal and what its rhythms reveal about why today’s GOP lawmakers are still taking a wait-and-see approach to the sprawling, sometimes confusing connections between the Russians and President Donald Trump.

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