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Examining Mitch McConnell's career & political impacts

PBS FRONTLINE

This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio.

A new PBS FRONTLINE documentary tracks Mitch McConnell's path to power and how power-for-power's-sake changes a nation and judicial system.

Michael Kirk is the director, writer and producer of "McConnell, the GOP & the Court." He joins us with a look at the legacy of one of the few centrist Republican party leaders left and how he pushed the U.S. Supreme Court to the right.

Learn more about "McConnell, the GOP & the Court."

Lori Walsh is a special correspondent with SDPB and host of the "In the Moment" podcast.
Ellen Koester served as a producer of "In the Moment," SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann served as a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.

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