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Will Trump's criticism have a chilling effect at DOJ?

Season 2017 Episode 1108 | 9m 27s

President Trump's broadsides aimed at top officials at the Justice Department raise questions about his relationship with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the ongoing investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections and possible connections with the Trump campaign. Judy Woodruff speaks with Walter Dellinger of O'Melveny & Myers and Doug Kmiec of Pepperdine School of Law.

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