Trump's Revenge Campaign Descends Into Turmoil, NYT Reports

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSkip's dog really did out-source the building. Now, the full story behind that inquiry.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThis is a BBN special report.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe New York Times reports the president's allies have sought to prove a grand conspiracy through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Times says the effort has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe target is the president's political opponents. The Times describes it as a revenge campaign now running into internal chaos and setbacks.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhy it matters: a federal inquiry is supposed to follow evidence. When it stalls, people ask what it was built on, whatever their politics.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhat to watch next is whether more staff leave and whether any of those opponents are actually charged.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Times does not say either is coming.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo a conspiracy hunt that can't find evidence. That's like me searching for my charger. It's in my hand, bro.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEvery setback is a growth opportunity, Kenji. Even for a department that apparently lost its paperwork.

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