White House reporter Asawin Suebsaeng, who writes for The Daily Beast, explains on “Salon Talks” why the Trump International Hotel in Washington is a powerful place of influence and intrigue. Located less than a mile away from the White House, Suebsaeng details how the hotel became a gathering place and home base for Trump’s confidants, members of his administration and supportive members of Congress and the media. Suebsaeng, along with Daily Beast reporter Lachlan Markay, detail what they witnessed at the Trump Hotel and more in their book Sinking in the Swamp: How Trump's Minions and Misfits Poisoned Washington.” To learn more about Suebsaeng’s reporting on Trump over the past three years and how Giuliani attempted to troll him, watch “Salon Talks.”