Skullduggery
536 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 2K ratingsUnderhandedness. 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, Editor in Chief Daniel Klaidman, and Senior Council at States United Victoria Bassetti, 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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Zucked
February 08, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBIn 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 hi...
Buried Treasure: "Kennedy was drinking?"
February 04, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBIn 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....
Coulter and Corsi: The deplorables edition
February 01, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBIn this episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman welcome on-again off-again Trump supporter Ann Coulter as she dishes on the president, the immigration issue and the 2020 election. Then, Jerome Corsi, a potential key witness in the Mueller Investigation joins to discuss his current relationship with Roger Stone. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at http...
Buried Treasure: Operation Cobra
January 28, 2019 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBIn this episode of Buried Treasure, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman are joined by the man who broke some incredible news changing history and what we thought we knew in regards to the Cuban Missile Crisis. That man is Yahoo's own Sean Naylor. The author of Operation Cobra: The untold story of how a CIA officer trained a network of agents who found the Soviet missiles in Cuba. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19....
Bonus Episode: Stone cold lies
January 26, 2019 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBIn this bonus episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman break down the fallout from the Roger Stone indictment. They also recall specific moments from their interview with Randy Credico in which they all but predicted a month ago exactly what just took place. And what will come of the Trump-Russia scenario now that a key linchpin, one might think, has been brought in? Dog threats, Wikileaks, and Godfather impressions are abound. See acast.com/privacy for pr...
The Power of Vice
January 25, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBIn this episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman welcome two filmmakers to the podcast. First up is journalist and director of the up-coming HBO documentary Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists Jonathan Alter for a discussion about the latest developments in the Trump-Russia story including the Buzzfeed article that got everyone rilled up. Then writer, director, and comedian Adam McKay joins to talk about his freshly Oscar-nominated film Vice as they take a ...
Buried Treasure: Out of the closet 60 years too late
January 21, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this episode of Buried Treasure, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman interview author Peter Shinkle about his book Ike’s Mystery Man: The Secret Lives of Robert Cutler. The book focuses on The Cold War, The Lavender Scare and the Untold ?Story of Eisenhower's First National Security Advisor who oversaw the drafting of Eisenhower's Executive Order 10450 which charged the heads of federal agencies and the Office of Personnel Management, supported by the FBI, with investigating...
Governing from chaos
January 18, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBIn this episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman welcome US Senators Klobuchar of Minnesota and Whitehouse of Rhode Island as they discuss joint topics including the Bill Barr confirmation hearing, Trump's relationship with Russia and if he's a threat to National Security, the Mueller Investigation, and when they think the Government Shutdown will end. In addition, Klobuchar talks potential presidential bid while Whitehouse wants answers to Trump's overseas ...
Buried Treasure: "This is not a drill"
January 14, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBIn this episode of Buried Treasure, Michael Isikoff is joined by Yahoo's own national security and investigations reporter Jenna McLaughlin as they discuss the events of the false ballistic missile alert issued one year ago via the Emergency Alert System and Commercial Mobile Alert System over television, radio, and cellphones in the US state of Hawaii. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...
Hiding in almost plain sight
January 11, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBIn this episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman bring in Ben Wittes, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution to discuss the latest with Rod Rosenstein and the Russia investigation. Then Ali Soufan, former FBI agent who was involved in a number of high-profile anti-terrorism cases both in the US and around the world, joins as he's in DC to show support for the memory of Jamal Khashoggi and speak on the 100th day after his murder. S...
Buried Treasure: Elusive Prague meetings-- then and now
January 07, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBIn this episode of Buried Treasure, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman recall the alleged Mohamed Atta meeting in Prague post 9/11 in light of the recent McClatchy story claiming Michael Cohen too had a secret meeting in Prague during Trump's Presidential campaign. What is it about Prague and why are people so quick to accept the reporting in these cases? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...
Buried Treasure: Elusive Prague meetings-- then and now
January 07, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode of Buried Treasure, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman recall the alleged Mohamed Atta meeting in Prague post 9/11 in light of the recent McClatchy story claiming Michael Cohen too had a secret meeting in Prague during Trump's Presidential campaign. What is it about Prague and why are people so quick to accept the reporting in these cases? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Russian money laundering probe about to hit Trump
January 04, 2019 11:30 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBIn this episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman are joined by Congressman Eric Swalwell. They discuss the shift in power in government, a potential money laundering probe, the saudis, the reaction to Tlaib, and finally his plans to run for president. Then Yahoo's own Jon Ward get involved with his perspective on the recent Romney Op Ed and how his Republican colleagues feel about it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy...
The Russian money laundering probe about to hit Trump
January 04, 2019 11:30 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MBIn this episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman are joined by Congressman Eric Swalwell. They discuss the shift in power in government, a potential money laundering probe, the saudis, the reaction to Tlaib, and finally his plans to run for president. Then Yahoo's own Jon Ward get involved with his perspective on the recent Romney Op Ed and how his Republican colleagues feel about it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
"Who's the sucker now?
December 28, 2018 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBIn this episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman are joined by General John Allen who is the current president of the Brookings Institution, retired United States Marine Corps four-star general, and former commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces - Afghanistan. They discuss the recent removal of US Troops from Syria, the possible impact it could have, and the President's first trip into a war zone. See acast.com/privacy...
Michael Flynn: Not yet free despite plea
December 21, 2018 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBIn this episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman are joined by both Matt Miller and Sol Wisenberg. Miller served as the Director of the Office of Public Affairs for the DOJ under AG Eric Holder and Wisenberg has more than two decades of experience as lead counsel in complex federal white collar crime investigations and jury trials. The group react to the recent Flynn sentencing hearing and talk through the various scenarios of what will happen when the Muell...
Randy Credico: "I was drunk when I texted Roger Stone"
December 17, 2018 16:15 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBIn this bonus interview for Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sit down with activist, comedian, and former radio host Randy Credico, who happens to be a critical witness in the Roger Stone investigation. Fresh from being grilled by the Mueller team, Credico and his dog Bianca (who was also in the Grand Jury room) fill us in on the latest surrounding the case. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...
Trump's Pecker Problem
December 14, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBIn this episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman react to the Cohen sentencing and bring in Yahoo's own Hunter Walker who recently spent some time on the phone with Trump's now personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, we get to listen in. Then, Neal Katyal, former Solicitor General during the Obama Administration joins the conversation as they dig through the constitutional ramifications of the situation. And finally, a key witness in the Mueller Investigation in rega...
Buried Treasure: William Barr is in for a penny, in for a pound?
December 12, 2018 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBIn this episode of Buried Treasure, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman recall the Iran Contra affairs, President Bush's pardons of those involved, and the man who pushed for said pardons, William Barr, who happens to be the newly appointed Attorney General chosen by our current President Donald Trump. Will Barr push for pardons yet again for those already indicted and those who may become indicted in the current Mueller probe? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out in...
Bonus Episode: The Return of Bill Barr
December 08, 2018 22:15 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBIn this special bonus episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman discuss the recently released Mueller Filings in regards to Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort. Then the two are joined by Tim Flanigan, former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel when Bill Barr was the Attorney General. He weighs in on the matter having worked with both newly appointed Attorney General Bill Barr and current head of the Special Counsel Robert Mueller. See ac...
The Rise and Spectacular Fall of Roger Ailes
December 07, 2018 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBIn this episode, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman take a deep dive into the life and times of the most powerful man in media one could argue, Roger Ailes. They are joined by documentarian and film maker Alexis Bloom who's latest project is "Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes." He's the man most commonly known for creating Fox News, but that's just scratching the service. Michael and Dan also tease the upcoming Mueller Memos and a special weekend edition of the Podc...
Buried Treasure: The Story that got George Bush wrong
December 05, 2018 10:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this episode of Buried Treasure, co-hosts Mike Isikoff and Dan Klaidman recall the infamous October 19th, 1987 George H.W. Bush cover of Newsweek that said, Fighting the 'Wimp Factor.' The two are joined by the man responsible for inserting the wimp, Evan Thomas. He's here to let everyone know that he got it wrong and to tell us some fun interesting stories about his time covering our 41st President. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy...
"The cover-up unravels?"
November 30, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBIn this episode, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman are joined by Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, President Trump's former Campaign Manager and Deputy Campaign Manager respectively. They discuss who they believe to be "Trump's Enemies," also the name of their new book, as well as the recent guilty plea by Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen in regards to the Moscow Tower Deal. Then Yahoo's own Hunter Walker reacts to said conversation bringing some revealing insight into the c...
Buried Treasure: Breach of decorum
November 29, 2018 03:30 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this episode of Buried Treasure, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman look back upon Barack Obama's 2010 State of the Union Address which became memorable when Judge Alito shook his head after the President criticized the Supreme Court for their ruling on Citizens United. Flash forward to present day, President Trump takes aim at the 9th Circuit Court calling every case "an automatic loss for the administration" due to "Obama Judges." Former Newsweek Legal Affairs Editor Davi...
"Impeachment rethought
November 23, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBIn this episode, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman are joined by Congressman Steve Cohen of Tennessee to discuss the Articles of Impeachment he put forth against the President previously as well as what the Democrats' upcoming plan is now that they have control of the House. Then one half of the popular podcast "Words Matter," Elise Jordan, joins to talk about what's going on in Mississippi and her thoughts on The White House Correspondents' Association shelving its tradition...
"I don't feel comfortable being a Republican anymore”
November 16, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBIn this episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sit down for an exclusive and highly sought after interview with George T. Conway III, husband to the Counselor of the President, Kellyanne Conway. No stranger to speaking out against President Trump, he fills us in on the goals of his recently formed coalition entitled Checks and Balances, why he's no longer a registered Republican, his reaction to being called "Mr. Kellyanne Conway" by the President, and wha...
Buried Treasure: "Florida Deja Vu"
November 13, 2018 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBIn this episode of Buried Treasure, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman relive the 2000 Presidential Election through the experience of the Florida recount. Well, we're back down in Florida again post midterms because there are once again races too close to call. The two discuss who was involved back then and will be again this go around. Hanging Chad anyone? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...
Bonus Episode: The Crisis at Justice
November 09, 2018 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this special bonus episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Mike Isikoff and Dan Klaidman, alongside Justice & Security Analyst Matt Miller, discuss the fallout from the Jeff Sessions firing and what possible scenarios may come in its wake. Was this the plan all along? Who is Trump's new acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker? And is he here to stay? All of this just days after the midterms. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://ar...
Ready to Rumble
November 08, 2018 13:20 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBNow that the United States has been left with a divided Government post-midterm elections, co-hosts Mike Isikoff and Dan Klaidman discuss the possible scenarios the two sides will take moving forward. They also breakdown the results with pollster and chief strategist to the Democrats Joel Benenson to find out what went right and what went wrong. Then national security and investigations reporter and latest member of the Yahoo News team Jenna McLaughlin joins the pod to discuss the U....
"Shamelessness is the new super power"
November 02, 2018 09:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBWith the midterm elections now days away, co-hosts Mike Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sit down for a rare interview with New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Maureen Dowd to discuss the scare tactics used by the Republican Party in an attempt to perpetuate fear in voters. Additionally, political consultant and pundit Hilary Rosen joins the conversation a we take a last minute look into what we can expect on November 6th. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out infor...
Buried Treasure: “From Oklahoma City to Pittsburgh: The lurid unreality of hate in America”
October 30, 2018 09:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBAfter the horrific event that took place at the synagogue in Pittsburgh over the weekend, co-hosts Mike Isikoff and Dan Klaidman discuss the Oklahoma City Bombing of 1995 as well as the broader cultural extremist moment of the time: militias, Waco, and Ruby Ridge while examining the stark similarities of past events to those of today. Some key differences do exist which they also shed light upon in this episode of Buried Treasure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out info...
"The fish does stink from the head down"
October 26, 2018 09:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBDonald Trump's communication and relationship with the media is like no other. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman speak with former 10-day, although he would argue 11, White House Director of Communications Anthony 'The Mooch' Scaramucci about his brief tenure in the role as the middle man. Yahoo News White House Correspondent Hunter Walker joins in reaction to the conversation with "the Mooch" and we get an update on the midterm elections via Yahoo News West Coast Corresponde...
Buried Treasure: “Everyday when I go into my car, i think it’s going to blow up”
October 24, 2018 09:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBAs more details of Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder emerge, co-hosts Mike Isikoff and Dan Klaidman examine another recent time when the Saudi government went after another U.S.-based Saudi dissident. It was June 2015 and WikiLeaks released more that 60,000 cables from inside the Saudi Foreign Ministry. The leaks of the cables didn’t attract much news coverage at the time, but one cable has an eerie new relevance since Khashoggi’s murder. The cable involved U.S.-based Saudi dissident, ...
Murder, Inc.
October 19, 2018 09:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBAs more and more questions about the disappearance and murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi go unanswered, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman speak withThe Washington Post’s Shane Harris and former national counterterrorism expert Richard Clarke about the Khashoggi story and how it affects U.S.-Saudi Arabia relations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...
Buried Treasure: The Saudi influence in Washington, DC
October 16, 2018 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBU.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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...
What happened to Jamal Khashoggi?
October 12, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBCo-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...
Buried Treasure: “The Front Runner”
October 08, 2018 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBCo-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. See Privacy Policy at ...
Buried Treasure: “The Front Runner”
October 08, 2018 09:00 - 33 minutes - 62.2 MBCo-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.
Tickling the wire
October 05, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBCo-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. See Privacy Po...
"Hot for teacher"
September 28, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBCo-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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...
Buried Treasure: Juanita Broaddrick Redux
September 25, 2018 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBCo-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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...
Buried Treasure: Juanita Broaddrick Redux
September 25, 2018 09:00 - 34 minutes - 78.5 MBCo-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.
Loud threats and bitter menaces
September 21, 2018 09:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBCo-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 Updegrov...
Buried Treasure: Deja vu all over again
September 19, 2018 09:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBCo-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 priv...
Buried Treasure: Deja vu all over again
September 19, 2018 09:00 - 31 minutes - 58.4 MBCo-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 a...
Abuse of power
September 14, 2018 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBCo-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. See Privacy Polic...
Buried Treasure: The other anonymous
September 12, 2018 09:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBCo-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 ...
What if the president is deranged?
September 07, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBIt’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. ...
Buried Treasure: “Robert Bork’s America” — the speech that doomed a Supreme Court nominee
September 05, 2018 09:30 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBAs 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-...
Active Measures
August 31, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBCo-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 in...