Al Franken Unbound, and the Scaramucci Call

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Al Franken spent decades as a comedy writer and performer, but his career in humor became a liability when he ran for Senate. He talks with David Remnick about questioning Jeff Sessions during his confirmation hearing. And Ryan Lizza plays back the late-night phone call from Anthony Scaramucci that ended his brief career as the White House communications director. Lizza has heard a lot in his life as a Washington correspondent, but he was speechless after he hung up, and he named the audio file “insane Scaramucci interview.”


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