Trump on Putin invasion plan: “This is genius”

02/23/22 • 44 min

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Guests: Matt Bradley, Sen. Tim Kaine, Sahil Kapur, David Jolly, Steve Schmidt, Ben Crump

Tonight: The U.S. takes action against Russia for what Biden is now calling an invasion of Ukraine. Then, the Republican embrace of Putin led by admirer-in-chief Donald Trump. Plus, the culture war cookbook: unpacking Rick Scott's manifesto for the Republican Party. And a rare conviction on federal hate crimes for the men who chased down and murdered Ahmaud Arbery.

Guests: Matt Bradley, Sen. Tim Kaine, Sahil Kapur, David Jolly, Steve Schmidt, Ben Crump

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