Maddow reveals the book ‘you want to read’ to understand Trump’s unexplained ties to Russia
Rachel Maddow, Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch on MSNBC (screengrab)

MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow on Monday offered high praise for a new book detailing President Donald Trump's ties to Russia.


The book Crime in Progress: Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump was written by Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, the co-founders of Fusion GPS.

"I've read kind of all the books on this subject. I mean, not like there's a whole library of them, but there's a number of books on this subject," Maddow noted. "This is the one you want to read."

"The reason I think this book is sort of the one you should read of all the books written about this subject is because I feel fairly steeped in this matter and I learned something on every page," Maddow noted.

The host interviewed Simpson and Fritsch, who discussed why actions by Congressional Republicans backfired and allowed the book to be published -- plus the "enduring mystery" over Trump's ties to Russia.

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