WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman who received an extended prison sentence Wednesday. He also comments on an executive order by the president grounding Boeing 737 Max jets, and his recent interview with New York state GOP Committee Chairman Ed Cox.
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.