Skullduggery

Yahoo News Medical Contributor Dr. Kavita Patel and Yahoo News White House Correspondent Hunter Walker join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group discuss the news that woke up the US overnight, President Trump has Covid. Early on he played down the virus. Then, he touted that the country was on the path to recovery. And now, he's forced to go into quarantine just one month before election day. There are some very scary scenarios that can play out here. And they are all justifiable.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michael Abramowitz, the President of Freedom House, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Trump told his supporters at the first Presidential debate to "go in and watch the polls very carefully." Standard poll watching or blatant voter intimidation? The group discuss that as well as additional un-nerving trends about the state of our democracy here in the US and around the world.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joel Benenson, Pollster and chief strategist for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign alongside Tim Miller, a communications consultant and former Jeb Bush advisor join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group react to the first presidential debate that was anything but presidential. Who looked worse? Who came out on top? And does this completely throw what we now know as the current debate format out of the window?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Veteran Political Advisor, Strategist, and Consultant Mike Murphy, Veteran Pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson, and New York Times Business Investigations Editor David Enrich join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Enrich reacts to the bombshell Trump tax story his paper dropped over the weekend and what the repercussions will be. Then Murphy and Soltis Anderson prepare us for the highly anticipated first Presidential Debate between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NJ Congressman Tom Malinowski and National Correspondent for TIME Charlotte Alter join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman for a special bonus episode of Skullduggery's "Conspiracyland." Malinowski reacts to the recent unfounded ad attack against him straight from the QAnon playbook. Then, Alter weighs in having just written an in-depth piece about the fringe supporter group and how it's slowly working its way into the mainstream.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Screenwriter, producer, and film director Billy Ray joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group take a deep dive into Ray's upcoming two-part Showtime mini-series The Comey Rule. Part one follows the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails and their impact on the election. Part two is an account of the first months of the Trump presidency.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Lawyers Robert Bauer, a Democrat, and Jack Goldsmith, once a Republican join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Whitehouse, who sits on the Judiciary Committee, talks about his new report on the financial interests that support the conservative movement to get conservative judges on the courts. And then, Goldsmith and Bauer talk about their new book - After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency - which provides a comprehensive roadmap for reform of the presidency in a post-Trump era.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The President of Alliance for Justice Nan Aron and the President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center Ed Whelan join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Isikoff and Klaidman discuss the recent passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and its implications. Aron then joins to talk about what the Democratic strategy is in order to slow down and even try to prevent President Trump from ramming through a replacement for Ginsburg. Then, Whalen walks us through the process of what it will take to confirm a new Justice in this very unique circumstance with the 2020 election looming. Something he helps the President can and will achieve.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Legendary investigative journalist and current associate editor at The Washington Post Bob Woodward joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman for a LIVE episode of "Skullduggery." The group takes a deep dive into Woodward's new book, RAGE, his second on President Trump. Woodward explains how Trump has "lost his way, not just as president, but as a human being trying to assess what's real and what's unreal." This in-depth interview fleshes out Trump's presidency and what impact investigative journalism has on the people in today's day and age.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Senior Policy Advisor to the Biden Campaign Jake Sullivan joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group discuss the recent article that presidential candidate and former Vice President wrote in Foreign Affairs magazine. They address how Biden, if elected, would rescue foreign policy after a Trump White House exit. How exactly would Biden's foreign policy differ from Trump's? Sullivan weighs in.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

American historian and journalist Rick Perlstein joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Skullduggery's "Buried Treasure." The group take a deep dive into Perlstein's latest book called, Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980, while comparing and contrasting Reagan and our current President in the United State, Donald Trump.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mark Zaid, attorney who is currently representing Brian Murphy - the whistleblower who is accusing Trump appointees of downplaying Russian interference and White supremacist threats - joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Isikoff and Klaidman discuss the on-going controversy surround the Woodward tapes. Then, Zaid talks about the case, the process, and what the possible ramifications are if his client's accusations are indeed found to be true.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton and Former Health Commissioner for the City of Baltimore Leana Wen join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Isikoff and Klaidman talk about the recent release of Bob Woodward's damning taped conversations with President Trump. Then, Bolton reacts to the tapes, weighs in on China, Brian Murphy - the latest whistleblower - who alleges D.H.S. downplayed threats from both Russia and White Supremacists, and his handling of Iran in regards to nuclear weapons. And finally, Leana Wen delivers sobering thoughts on where we'll be by the end of 2020 when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New York Times Reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Michael Schmidt and Yahoo News Reporter Patrick Symmes join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Symmes brings us the latest from Portland after a suspect in fatal shooting of right-wing activist in Portland was killed by police. Then, Schmidt takes a deep dive into his new book, Donald Trump V. The United States: Inside The Struggle To Stop A President, revealing the incredible story of lawyer and former White House Council Don McGahn's "double agent-like" role.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eric Sterling, Former Assistant Council to the House Crime Committee and the Executive Director of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Skullduggery's "Buried Treasure." The group revisit Joe Biden's reactionary speech that followed George H. W. Bush's infamous "crack speech" 31 years ago. They analyze "the war on drugs," Biden's aggressive stance and the context from which it came, and where he is now on the drug policy as the 2020 presidential election draws near.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.