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Media Roundtable: The fallout from Trump-Putin summit & Mueller's Russia investigation

2018 Russia–United States summit ";

On this edition of Your Call’s media roundtable, we’ll discuss the fallout from Donald Trump’s joint press conference with Vladimir Putin.

Trump has faced backlash for denying Russia’s meddling into the 2016 presidential elections. How are the media covering US-Russia relations, and US-Russia policy? We will also talk about Robert Mueller’s ongoing Russia investigation. Where does it stand and what does the recent indictment reveal? 

Guests:

Scott Horton, contributing editor at Harper’s Magazine, and author of Lords of Secrecy: The National Security Elite and America’s Stealth Warfare

Greg Gordon, veteran investigative reporter with McClatchy Newspapers

 

Web Resources:

 

McClatchy: Web of elite Russians met with NRA execs during 2016 campaign

Financial Times: Tower of secrets: the Russian money behind a Donald Trump skyscraper

The Intercept: WHAT MUELLER’S LATEST INDICTMENT REVEALS ABOUT RUSSIAN AND U.S. SPYCRAFT

Organized Crime and Reporting Project: The Secret Players Behind Macedonia's Fake News Sites

 

 

Rose Aguilar has been the host of Your Call since 2006. She became a regular media roundtable guest in 2001. In 2019, the San Francisco Press Club named Your Call the best public affairs program. In 2017, The Nation named it the most valuable local radio show.