Skullduggery show

Skullduggery

Summary: Underhandedness. Trickery. Unscrupulous behavior. Skullduggery breaks down the conduct of Washington's political class, tracks the latest in conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns coursing through social media — and who is pushing them — and keeps you up to date on the latest investigations into misbehavior by members of Congress as well as current and former government officials. Yahoo News’ veteran investigative journalists Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman break news, offer authoritative analysis on sensitive national security and law enforcement issues and draw intriguing historical parallels from decades of covering D.C. scandals. Come prepared to learn something every week.

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 Trump’s "Ridiculous Bullshit" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:55:59

George Papadopoulos, Glenn Greenwald, and Ben Wittes are all a part of this packed episode of Skullduggery. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman analyze the fallout of the Bill Barr Mueller Report summery even further alongside Wittes, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Then Greenwald joins to talk about journalists from various outlets possibly misleading the public with their coverage of the Russia scandal. Then, excerpts from Isikoff's exclusive one-on-one interview with Papadopoulos from Politics and Prose bookstore in DC in front of a live audience, help paint a clearer picture of what actually did, or didn't happen, to the man who started it all.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Buried Treasure: Sandra Day O'Connor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:31:37

Author Evan Thomas joins Buried Treasure to recount the life of America's first female Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O'Connor. She's the subject of his new book, "First," which is an intimate, inspiring, and authoritative biography. Alongside co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman, they discuss key points in her career as well as her influence.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Bonus Episode: Mueller’s Punt | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:15

Michael Isikoff and Danial Klaidman discuss the fallout from the release of Bill Barr's summery of the Mueller Report. Does this leave us with more questions than answers? There was no collusion found, yet Mueller doesn't exonerate President Trump on obstruction of justice. Check out this bonus episode of Skullduggery.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Kushner’s charmed life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:55:12

Author Vicky Ward and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren join as guests alongside co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman to discuss Jared Kushner and the pending Mueller Report respectively. Ward penned the new book Kushner, Inc where she fills in all the details of Jared's past, the rise to his current status, and where it all might have gone wrong. Lofgren, a member of the Judiciary Committee and someone who's worked through two presidential impeachments, let's us know what exactly she things their plan of attack should be in regards to Trump moving forward pre and post Mueller report.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Buried Treasure: The Donald J. Trump Twitter Library | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:47

Roy Wood Jr., correspondent from Comedy Central's The Daily Show, joins Skullduggery's Buried Treasure live from SXSW and the site of The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman fill you in on the museum-like experience as they recall the first time the President ever tweeted and how it has changed politics forever.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Bannon unbound | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:19

Alison Klayman and Marie Therese Guirgis, the Director and Producer respectively of the upcoming documentary film The Brink, fill you in on all you need to know about their "behind the curtain" documentary on polarizing figure Steve Bannon. Then George Shipley, an Austin, TX based political consultant, joins the discussion to weigh in on Beto'mania in the wake of O'Rourke's announcement to run for President in 2020.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Buried Treasure: So much for those thwarted terror plots | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:15

Charlie Savage of the New York Times joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Buried Treasure to discuss the surveillance kerfuffle during Obama's time in office. The previously unknown gathering of data and surveillance, while spying on American's phone records, was explained to the public as a necessary tool in order to thwart terror plots.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Weld’s case against Trump | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:51:57

Presidential hopeful and former Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman to discuss why he's throwing his hat in the ring for 2020, how he really feels about our current president, why he's running as a Republican this time around, and where he'd like to take the party moving forward. They also talk about the extraordinary situation in 1988 where Weld, alongside some of his former colleagues at the DOJ, quit because of their mounting concern over the legal problems and leadership of Attorney General Edwin Meese.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Buried Treasure: I told you so | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:55

Daryl Johnson, intelligence analyst working for several federal agencies for nearly 20 years, joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman to talk about his now infamous report about DHS Right-Wing Extremism. The leak and its aftermath of the report have had an adverse effect on homeland security, a threat still largely ignored in many circles today.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 The worst version of himself | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:50:27

Congressman Jamie Raskin, member of the house oversight committee, joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this week's episode of Skullduggery. They discuss everything that took place during the Michael Cohen public hearing from why he believes campaign finance charges aren't grounds for impeachment to emoluments as well as Trump's tax returns to whether or not Cohen is now a credible witness. Raskin also answers the question, " Will we ever get to see the Mueller Report."  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Inside the Trump International Hotel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:02:30

Zach Everson and Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia join this week's episode of Skullduggery to discuss what really goes on in the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. as well as the what the congressman learned about migration fresh off a trip from South America and if we'll ever get to see the President's taxes. Yahoo's own Hunter Walker fills in as co-host alongside Michael Isikoff.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 The real legal peril | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:45:26

Mimi Rocah and Joon Kim, two former Southern District of New York prosecutors dissect the office's investigation into Donald Trump and the Trump Organization alongside co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Buried Treasure: The extortion files, from Letterman to Bezos | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:16

In this episode of Buried Treasure, co-hosts Mike Isikoff and Dan Klaidman re-examine the 2009 David Letterman extortion attempt and discuss how Jeff Bezos took a page out of his playbook when it came to his own blackmail dealings recently with AMI.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Zucked | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:25

In this episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman welcome former Legal Adviser to the State Department, Harold Koh, to discuss his recently published "Reader's Guide for the 25th Amendment" and its possible application to the current President. Then, early investor in Facebook and Managing Director of Elevation Partners, Roger McNamee, joins the show to discuss the fallout from the social media giant which he details in great depth throughout the course of his new book, Zucked.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Buried Treasure: "Kennedy was drinking?" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:36

In this episode of Buried Treasure, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sit down with Yahoo's own Jon Ward, author of the new book, Camelot's End: Kennedy vs. Carter and the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party. They take a deep dive into a time from the past that is quickly becoming relative today's 2020 presidential climate. Will Trump have to face off against some from his "own party" in order to seek re-election?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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