Five Questions with Timothy O'Brien

Tonight’s guest for “Five Questions with…” is Timothy L. O’Brien. Currently, Tim is a senior executive editor at Bloomberg Opinion. Before that, he was an editor and reporter for the New York Times. Tim is also the author of “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.” You’ve probably seen him on MSNBC.

Who better than a Trump expert to talk with as we try to understand how the pair of civil cases in New York and the quartet of criminal cases proceeding through the courts can be expected to affect Trump as he campaigns for the presidency. How does he react under extreme pressure? Extreme financial pressure? We’ve all had the opportunity to observe Trump, and many of us are very concerned about how he’ll behave when he thinks he’s cornered. Tim has had the kind of in-person access that can help us understand what the future may hold.

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