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On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, Jamelle Bouie, and David Plotz discuss the Trump dossier, Cabinet confirmations, and Obama’s political legacy.
- Here are some of the links and references from this week’s show:
- CNN initially reports on the Trump dossier: “Intel Chiefs Presented Trump With Claims of Russian Efforts to Compromise Him”
- BuzzFeed publishes the Trump dossier in full: “These Reports Allege Trump Has Deep Ties to Russia”
- Eric Holder will lead Democrats’ effort against gerrymandering
- Jamelle Bouie in Slate: “Jeff Sessions Fights for Racist Outcomes. Who Cares What’s in His Heart?”
Emily chatters about the new novel Al-Tounsi by Anton Piatigorsky, about the Supreme Court decision of the same name.
Jamelle chatters about joining arthouse movie streaming service FilmStruck.
David chatters about British period crime drama Peaky Blinders.
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Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Links compiled by Kevin Townsend.
