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Jan 8, 2018
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Week in Politics: President Oprah?! ‘Sloppy Steve’ and will Trump be interviewed by Mueller?
In this week’s politics lookahead, Larry and AirTalk’s political analysts tackle Oprah's Golden Globe speech, backlash regarding ""Fire & Fury," the DOJ's Clinton Foundation probe, and more.
CORTE MADERA, CA - JANUARY 05:  Copies of the book "Fire and Fury" by author Michael Wolff are displayed on a shelf at Book Passage on January 5, 2018 in Corte Madera, California. A controversial new book about the inner workings of the Trump administration hit bookstore shelves nearly a week earlier than anticipated after lawyers for Donald Trump issued a cease and desist letter to publisher Henry Holt & Co.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Copies of the book "Fire and Fury" by author Michael Wolff are displayed on a shelf at Book Passage on January 5, 2018 in Corte Madera, California.
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In this week’s politics lookahead, Larry and AirTalk’s political analysts tackle Oprah's Golden Globe speech, backlash regarding ""Fire & Fury," the DOJ's Clinton Foundation probe, and more.

In this week’s politics lookahead, Larry and AirTalk’s political analysts tackle:

  • Oprah’s Golden Globes speech is fueling speculations of a 2020 presidential run

  • The release of the Michael Wolff's White House tell-all, "Fire & Fury" and the aftermath

  • President Trump’s lawyer talking to Mueller about possibly being interviewed for the Russian probe

  • The Department of Justice’s Clinton Foundation probe

  • White House announces repatriation of 200,000 Salvadorans

  • DACA’s role in continuing budget talks

Guests:

Pete Peterson, dean of the School of Public Policy and senior fellow at The Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University; he tweets

Bill Burton, Democratic political strategist with the firm SKD Knickerbocker and former deputy White House press secretary for Barack Obama; he tweets

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Host, AirTalk
Host, All Things Considered, AirTalk Friday
Senior Producer, AirTalk & FilmWeek
Producer, AirTalk with Larry Mantle
Producer, AirTalk with Larry Mantle
Associate Producer, AirTalk with Larry Mantle
Apprentice News Clerk, AirTalk
Apprentice News Clerk, FilmWeek