Skullduggery

U.S. and Saudi Arabia relations are being tested after the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Co-hosts Mike Isikoff and Dan Klaidman examine the close relationship that Saudi Arabia has with politics in the nation’s capital and the interesting lobbying tactics the Saudis used when they recruited U.S. military veterans to pressure Congress to get rid of a new law.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman discuss all the latest news from this week. They first break down the mysterious disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and talk to Khaled Saffori, a longtime friend of Khashoggi who saw him right before he left for Turkey. They also speak with The Washington Post national security correspondent Greg Miller about his new book, “The Apprentice” and the latest in the Russia investigation as well as author David Kaplan about his latest book on the Supreme Court and Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s first week on the job.    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sit down with award-winning director Jason Reitman, Yahoo News national political columnist Matt Bai and political strategist Jay Carson to discuss their new movie, “The Front Runner.” The movie is is based Matt Bai’s book, “All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid” and stars Hugh Jackman as the 1988 Democratic presidential front-runner Gary Hart.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman speak with author Mark Urban about his new book, “The Skripal Files.” They discuss everything about Sergei Skripal, the ex-Russian spy poisoned in the United Kingdom, and find out with new details from Dan Hoffman, the former CIA station chief in Moscow. Isikoff and Klaidman also break down the latest news out of the Kavanaugh Supreme Court battle with Asha Rangappa.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman talk to with Rob Goldstone, the British publicist who set up the infamous Trump Tower meeting, about his new book and what exactly went down in Vegas and Russia with Donald Trump. They also discuss the latest in the Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation battle with Yahoo News Chief National Correspondent Lisa Belkin.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman go back and reexamine the story of Juanita Broaddrick. She made headlines in the 1999 after she alleged that then President Bill Clinton had sexually assaulted her in 1978 in Arkansas. Isikoff and Klaidman speak with Lois Romano, who was a reporter at the Washington Post in 1999 and helped break Braoddrick’s story to the world.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman recently went down to Austin, Texas for the Online News Association’s annual conference and recorded a special edition of Skullduggery in front of a live audience. The topic — Fake News and the Fourth Estate: How history will rate this media moment. It was enlightening conversation featuring an esteemed panel of guests including presidential historian and author Doug Brinkley, CEO of the LBJ Foundation and presidential historian Mark Updegrove, and former news executive and current CEO of the Civil Foundation, Vivian Schiller. The co-hosts also chat with Yahoo News national political columnist Matt Bai about the latest in Kavanaugh Supreme Court battle.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman recall the Supreme Court confirmation battle of Clarence Thomas. It was 1991 and Thomas’ confirmation was halted after Anita Hill came forward and accused him of sexual harassment. The co-hosts chat with ABC News’ Terry Moran, who at the time of the Hill-Thomas hearings was a legal reporter with Klaidman, and discuss how it is similar and different to what’s happening in Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman talk to Kenneth Starr about his latest book, “Contempt” and whether or not he thinks Congress should censure President Trump. They also discuss the most interesting takeaways from Bob Woodward’s new book, “Fear,” and talk to Yahoo News contributor, Luppe B. Luppen, about the latest developments in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of nominee Brett Kavanaugh.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman take a look back at another time when an anonymous writer made news in the political world. It was back in 1996 and the political novel “Primary Colors,” written by Anonymous, hit the bookshelves. Isikoff and Klaidman were at Newseek and one of their colleagues ended up in the middle of the mystery as everyone tried to figure out the book’s author. The co-hosts chat columnist Jonathan Alter about what happened as pursued the identity of that anonymous author.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s been a pretty crazy week from the nation’s capital. Just as Skullduggery prepared to discuss the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the release of Bob Woodward’s book sent the White House into defense mode, only to be followed by an anonymous op-ed in the New York Times, written by a senior official in the administration. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman break all the weeks news down with Congressman Jamie Raskin, Boyden Gray and Ron Klain.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As another conservative nominee undergoes a Supreme Court confirmation fight, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman rewind to the Supreme Court nomination of conservative judge Robert Bork in 1987 and the memorable speech by a Massachusetts senator who helped sink Bork’s chances at a seat on the highest court.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sit down with Jack Bryan and Marley Clements, the director and co-writer/producer of a new documentary called “Active Measures.” The documentary examines the links between Trump and Russia — an in-depth look at Vladimir Putin, the money-laundering deals with organized crime, and the meetings between Trump officials and Russian contacts. The hosts also speak with Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., who appears in the movie, about the latest in the Russia investigation and whether he is going to make a run at the Democratic nomination for president.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman pay tribute to Sen. John McCain. They recount the story of a 2014 Isikoff interview with McCain where the two discussed the Caesar torture photos from Syria. Mouaz Moustafa joins the co-hosts to discuss how McCain drew a strong moral line and became a champion against this torture.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

During a busy week of news, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman have a jam-packed episode. Skullduggery chats with attorney Lanny Davis about the latest with his client, Michael Cohen, plus Omarosa Manigault Newman and Ann Coulter about their new books and everything Trump.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.