“The Inside Story of the Trump-Russia Investigation”
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Title: Crime in Progress
Author: Glenn Simpson, Peter Fritsch
Category: Politics & Current Affairs, World History
Did you know that the whole Trump-Russia investigation started as a routine opposition research gig for a conservative news outlet? Sam and Sophie dive into the explosive first-hand account of how a web of money, power, and espionage became the biggest political scandal of our time.
They walk through the key findings from Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, the founders of Fusion GPS, including the financial ties between Trump and Russian oligarchs, the role of Christopher Steele, and the media's failure to cover the story properly. The episode covers the core of the dossier, the ongoing threats to the authors, and the legal doctrine that gives the book its title.
If you want to understand the full scope of the Trump-Russia investigation from the people who were in the middle of it, this episode is for you. The takeaway: democracy is fragile, and holding powerful people accountable is incredibly hard.
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Chapters
00:00The Start of the Investigation01:07Trump's Russian Financial Ties01:50The Steele Dossier and Media Failure02:54Key Figures and the Pattern03:36The Title and Final Takeaways
