The Week That Was: Trump's Great Escape on the Catering Truck, AG Blanche's Confirmation and the Iran Mess

from The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit · host Allan Lengel / Deadline Detroit

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, seasoned lawyers Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, and labor and community activists Barb Ingalls and Nancy Derringer.They talk about the confirmation of Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Trump's expanded powers, problems with the Navy, Trump's escape on the catering truck, Trump's endless war in Iran, some U-M students getting no grades the first semester, and Schmuck of the Week.

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