WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the Mueller investigation, and reports that President Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, lied to the FBI, a federal grand jury, and the special counsel. He also comments on gun control in the U.S., one year after the shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Dr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.