The Clearstream trial, France's "Watergate"

The Clearstream trial has been turning the Paris courtroom to a battleground where Former Prime minister Dominique de Villepin and President Nicolas Sarkozy expose a long-living rivalry.

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Today's guest are Paul Vallet, Assistant Professor at the American Graduate School of International Relations and Diplomacy of Paris, and FRANCE 24 correspondant Catherine Norris Trent, who has been standing ringside for the trial of the decade.

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