Investigation Takes a Closer Look at GOP Donor to Adelson’s Billions

Steve Engelberg, managing editor of ProPublica talks with Rachel Maddow about the reporting in a new ProPublica/FRONTLINE PBS collaboration looking into the questionable dealings behind the Macau-based casino fortune of big-money Republican donor Sheldon Adelson.

By: Rachel Maddow ,; TheRachelMaddowShow

Published: July 17, 2012

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