Introduction

President Trump sits down for an exclusive interview with The New York Times. How a conversation about infrastructure veered off into allegations of spying, new thinking on the chemical attacks in Syria and a response to the sexual harassment claims against Bill O’Reilly. Plus: Trump and China. Guests: Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush, who interviewed the president; Peter Goodman, a reporter based in London. For more information on today’s episode, visit http://nyti.ms/2oQILG8.

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