Target USA — Episode 127: The Helsinki Summit with White House reporter Jeff Mason, former CIA operative Robert Baer

What happened between President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin during their one-on-one meeting July 16 in Helsinki may not be fully known for a long time — if ever. But on this episode, we look at the historic press conference between the two and the fallout afterward. Reuters White House Correspondent Jeff Mason explains what it was like to be in the room. And Robert Baer, who worked almost a decade on Russia issues for the CIA, explains the disgust his former colleagues felt watching the press conference, during which Trump seemed to side with Putin against them.

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