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Russ Baker's Track Record: Scooping the Mainstream Media
from We're Toast with Russ Baker · #118
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2 minGuest
Tim recaps Russ's past appearances on Family of Secrets and the Trump-Felix Sater Russia piece, and Russ discusses how WhoWhatWhy often breaks stories months before mainstream outlets, citing the Atlantic's recent Gary Hart piece as an example.
- 1:11Russ Baker's book Family of Secrets examined the Bush family and the hidden constellations of power that prop up individuals and ideas in America.
- 1:49Baker investigated Trump and Russia, including Trump's connection to Felix Sater, a shadowy figure in Russian intelligence, finance, and money laundering.
- 2:12Tim notes that Baker was months ahead of mainstream media outlets on Trump and Russia reporting.