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​ Political Junkie Ken Rudin: Trump Fires Comey, House Passes AHCA And More

Political Junkie Ken Rudin
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Political Junkie Ken Rudin
Political Junkie Ken Rudin
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The White House is reeling after the president fired James Comey as FBI director earlier this week. The Trump administration said Comey tarnished the FBI’s reputation by mishandling its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails. However, many Democrats suspect a cover-up and are calling for a special prosecutor into the investigation of Trump’s campaign aides’ ties to Russia.

Host Frank Stasio speaks with Political Junkie Ken Rudin.

Host Frank Stasio talks with political junkie Ken Rudin about the latest in Comey's dismissal. Plus Rudin breaks down the reaction to the American Health Care Act.

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Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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