Report on Trump, Egypt, and $10 million sparks questions about Bill Barr's DOJ and campaign finance

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Carol Leonnig, national investigative reporter for the Washington Post, talks with Rachel Maddow about her reporting on what U.S. intelligence was investigating about the relationship between Egypt and Donald Trump and a $10 million withdrawal, and how that investigation was ended by Bill Barr's Justice Department.

There’s been an avalanche of news related to the presidential race lately, which may have overshadowed a Washington Post report that deserves public attention. The lede is an immediate attention-grabber: The Post’s report, which has not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, went on to note that records indicate that four men ultimately arrived at the state-run National Bank of Egypt and carried away bags containing nearly $10 million in bundles of $100 bills.

We do know that a few weeks after Trump met with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi — the one who apparently wanted to give the Republican $10 million — Trump somehow produced $10 million of his own money for his campaign. It was, however, structured as a loan so Trump would get the money back. The then-GOP candidate, of course, ultimately won the election.

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