Roughly Explained Editor Taylor Griffin talks with the BBC’s Rhod Sharp about John McCain’s legacy, Trump’s trade deal with Mexico and the Manafort and Cohen cases.
INTERVIEW: Taylor Griffin on John McCain’s Legacy
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