{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/60518a63bd84d92f9a7e57c8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Special Edition: Shane Harris and Paul Rosenzweig on the State of Things Today","description":"<p>In the past 24 hours, the Financial Times <a href= \"https://www.ft.com/content/eb36aed6-8d87-11e7-a352-e46f43c5825d\">reported</a> that Russian lobbyist Rinat Akhmetshin testified before Robert Mueller's grand jury; Politico <a href= \"http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/30/manafort-mueller-probe-attorney-general-242191\"> carried</a> that the Mueller team is cooperating with the New York Attorney General to investigate Paul Manafort; and the Wall Street Journal <a href= \"https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-attorneys-lay-out-arguments-against-obstruction-of-justice-probe-to-mueller-1504207495\"> broke</a> that the President's lawyers have provided memos to the Special Counsel arguing that the president cannot commit obstruction of justice and questioning Jim Comey's credibility. Shane Harris and Paul Rosenzweig joined Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes to discuss the recent developments.</p>","author_name":"The Lawfare Institute"}