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Can Trump change Washington?

Clip: 12/28/2016 | 8m 49s

A look at the president-elect’s proposals and their potential consequences.

“Drain the swamp” was one of President-elect Donald Trump’s frequent refrains on the campaign trail. Lisa Desjardins talks with Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, and Paul Miller, president of The National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics, about the president-elect’s proposals and their potential consequences.

12/28/2016 | Rating NR

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