The Asset

Documentary series on Trump's ties to Russia and the Ukraine extortion scandal AI summary

District Productive Visit website › Government · EN · 62 episodes · latest 2026-07-23

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In 2016, Donald Trump conspired with a foreign government to become President of the United States. On July 25, 2019, with the 2020 election around the corner, he decided to do it again.The first time around, it was collusion, aiding and abetting Russia’s attack on American democracy. The second time, it was extortion, demanding the Ukrainian government manufacture dirt on Trump’s political opponents in exchange for help the country needs to fend off a Russian invasion and chart a democratic future free of Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin. To make sense of these recent events that have rocked American politics and led to very real concerns that the President of the United States may be a Russian asset, we need to dig a little deeper. In Season 1, The Asset dives into Trump’s decades-long history with Russia, from his extensive business dealings with Russian oligarchs to his presidential campaign and the investigations that have sent some of his closest associates to prison.In Season 2, The Asset explores the backstory to Trump’s infamous phone call with the newly-elected Ukrainian President, where he demanded an investigation into a political opponent and set off a series of events leading to the impeachment inquiry.Hosted by Max Bergmann, a senior fellow and director of the Moscow Project at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, and featuring expert guests, The Asset will put together the pieces of Trump’s relationship with Russia and Ukrainian extortion campaign.The Asset is a partnership between the Center for American Progress Action Fund, District Productive, and Protect the Investigation. It is produced by Paul Woodhull, a 20-year veteran media executive and president of Build Better Media, and Peter Ogburn, the executive producer of the Bill Press Show.

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Chapter 4: The Adams Administration

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Chapter 3: The Washington Administration

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Chapter 2: Oceans Apart

2026-07-02 · 27 min · Episode 19

From the producers of The Asset. During the American Revolution, John Adams leaves Braintree for a dangerous crossing to France, while Thomas Jefferson retreats to Monticello, grief-stricken after the death of Martha…
Chapter 1: Declaration

2026-06-24 · 26 min · Episode 18

From The Asset team: Patriarchs. Subscribe hereThis first episode begins at the end, then rewinds to before the Revolutionary War, at the Continental Congress, where Adams and Jefferson clash, collaborate, and argue…
Patriarchs

2026-05-28 · 26 min · Episode 16

The Asset team is releasing a 6-part audio drama Patriarchs. As the United States approaches 250 years of independence, the nation is asking hard questions about how it began, who paid the price, and what kind of…
Trump’s Historic Unpopularity: Majority See Him as a Dangerous Dictator

2025-05-05 · 44 min · Episode 15

President Trump has unprecedented negative approval ratings within his first 100 days back in office.
Courts Under Siege: Dahlia Lithwick on Trump's Judicial Threats & Democracy's Future

2025-03-28 · 53 min · Season 3, episode 2

legal journalist Dahlia Lithwick (Slate’s Amicus podcast) exposes how Trump’s second-term agenda is testing judicial independence.
Millions will Starve and Millions will Die

2025-03-06 · 41 min · Season 3, episode 2

Rev. Jim Wallis speaks with Rev. Tim Costello an eyewitness to the desperation, devastation, and imminent death that is resulting from the Trump Administration’s vicious assault on people providing life-saving…

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Oldest episode in feed: 04/2019 · over 7 years
Typical length: 39 min
Format: Serial Meant to be heard in order
Keywords: Ukraine, Impeachment, Hillary, oligarchy, meddling, 2016, Comey, oligarchs

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