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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: The Abramoff Scandal (2005) w/ Philip Bump
Description: It’s June 27th. This day in 2006, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee released a report about the breadth and depth of corruption on the part of lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his associates.
Jody, NIki, and Kellie are joined by Philip Bump of the Washington Post to discuss how Abramoff cheated his clients out of millions — and the political price many Republicans paid as a result.
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