Sen. Joe Manchin may be a Democrat, but he's had President-elect Trump's ear on a number of issues during the transition - in fact, he says hes already talked to Trump more than he ever talked to President Obama over the last eight years. ABC's Rick Klein and Shushannah Walshe ask him what he thinks about the nomination of ExxonMobile CEO Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State, if Trump will be an ally for the mining industry and the future of the Democratic National Committee. Rick and Shushannah also discuss the Russian hacking during the campaign and its possible motivations, and early signs on how the Trump administration might handle energy policy and climate change issues. * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief White House Correspondent and contributes to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Follow Shushannah on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2eLfKqZ * DISCOVER MORE PODCASTS: http://www.abcnewspodcasts.com
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