Political Gabfest - The "Suspending My Campaign" Edition

Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and John Dickerson discuss Donald Trump's rise

to become the Republican Presidential nominee, and the future of

bribery in American government as the Supreme Court debates its

definition. They also talk about the decision of Yale University to

maintain the name John C. Calhoun on one of its buildings.

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