Former Press Secretary for Bernie Sanders and Bad Faith Podcast co-host Briahna Gray as well as D.C. bureau chief for The Intercept and host of the Deconstructed Podcast Ryan Grim join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Andrew Romano gives us the results of the latest YouGov/Yahoo News poll, then Gray and Grim discuss what the progressives on the left will do and should do as far as voting goes in the 2020 election.

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Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group discuss Brennan's storied career as head of the C.I.A., including some difficult subject matter such as drone strikes. They also talk about Brennan's "run-ins" with Trump as he's one of the most outspoken government figure-heads to speak out about the current President.

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Chairman for the Democratic National Convention Tom Perez and Yahoo News Political Correspondent Andrew Romano join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Romano breaks down the final Presidential Debate and how it could affect the last polls before election night. Then, Perez talks about the impact of over fifty million early votes so far and what the strategy for the DNC is during the final ten days.

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Zach Dorfman, Senior Staff Writer at the Aspen Institute, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this special bonus episode of Conspiracyland presented by "Skullduggery." The group discuss Larry McDonald, a former member of the United States House of Representatives that represented Georgia's 7th congressional district. McDonald, who was killed on board Korean Air Lines Flight 007 when it was shot down by Soviet interceptors, eerily anticipated conspiracies now held by the QAnon movement which is currently plaguing the American political dialogue. A conspiracy theorist himself, his life story is at times unbelievable - but true.

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Shane Harris of The Washington Post, the former Chief Council to the National Security Agency Matt Olsen, and former top Twitter executive Vivian Schiller all join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Harris and Olsen discuss the current confusion and uncertainty about the Hunter Biden email story published by the New York Post. Then, Schiller talks about the how her former employer has handled the situation by blocking the spread of the story on its platform.

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Director of the NIAID Dr. Anthony Fauci as well as Actor and Activist Tim Robbins join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Dr. Fauci joined Yahoo News for a live-streamed interview to discuss the grim fact of where we currently stand on the fight against the coronavirus. Then, Robbins talks about his new podcast series Bobbo Supreme, which satirizes the Trump presidency.

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President of NARAL Pro-Choice America Ilyse Hogue and Adjunct professor at NYU and author of The Most Dangerous Branch David Kaplanjoin Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group discusses the on-going confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett. the strategies taken by both the Republicans and Democrats, and what the potential ramifications will be when ultimately she's confirmed.

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Andrew Weissmann, former Veteran DOJ Prosecutor, Chief of the Fraud Section, Former General Council of the F.B.I. and former top Deputy in Robert Mueller's Investigation joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Weissmann discuss his new book, Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation. It's our first look inside the Russia probe that is still and ankle weight to President Trump to this day. In the controversial book, Weissmann describes where Mueller went wrong and where things could have gone further, all while taking some shots at former colleagues.

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Olivia Troye, Mike Pence's top advisor on the Coronavirus Task Force, and Yahoo News Political Correspondent Andrew Romano join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Troye talks about what she witnessed from the inside on the Coronavirus Task Force. Then, Romano talks about where the 2020 Presidential Election race stands after the aftermath of Trump's own Covid problems.

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Yahoo News White House Correspondent Hunter Walker and Former Deputy Trump campaign manager Rick Gates join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Walker talks about President Trump's release from Walter Reed just days after testing positive for Covid-19 and the uptick in White House staff that now too has tested positive. Why does Trump continually put his staff and those that work near him in danger? Then, Gates talks about some surprising comments Trump made back in 2016 about his now Vice President Mike Pence.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Anchor of Reliable Sources and CNN's chief media correspondent Brian Stelter and Yahoo News Reporter Patrick Symmes join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Symmes takes us inside the protests in Portland and gives us insight surrounding the recent shooting there that resulted in a death. Then Stelter dives deep into his new book, Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the dangerous distortion of truth.

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Former Senior DHS Official Elizabeth Neumann, Actor, Comedian, and Musician Harry Shearer, and Yahoo News White House Correspondent Hunter Walker join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Walker recaps the last night of the Republican National Convention including the President's long-winded speech from the White House and the non-socially distanced and mask-less crowd. Then, Neumann takes us behind the curtain of the DHS and answers the question of who the real threats is - Antifa or right-wing extremists? Finally, Shearer weighs in on the 2020 Election and shares his latest musical project, The Many Moods of Donald Trump.

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Pulitzer Prize winning Historian, Journalist, and Pundit Jon Meacham joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Meacham talks about how he came to speak at this year's Democratic National Convention, how history will view the Trump presidency, and also his new book His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope.

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Chairman of the American Conservative Union and Advisor to the Trump Campaign Matt Schlapp and Yahoo News Reporter Crystal Hill join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Hill gives us the latest on the chaos in Kenosha, WI involving the police shooting of Jacob Blake and the arrest of a 17-year old after two were killed and another severely wounded at protests there. Then, Schlapp talks about what these events mean for the election and his take on the Republican Convention so far.

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Former Deputy Campaign Manager to Donald Trump in 2016 and the President of Citizens United Dave Bossie joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group discuss the Trump campaign strategy, night two of the Republican National Convention, and where the 2020 presidential race currently stands, specifically in the hard fought battle ground states that could decide the election.

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Veteran Republican Strategist and now supporter of Joe Biden for President Stuart Stevens joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group discuss Stevens' change of party and why he flipped from Republican to Democrat. Where the path for the creation of President Trump began. His work with The Lincoln Project and ads they run to help defeat Donald Trump. And finally, the specific element that would cost them this year's election.

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Republican Strategist and Author Rick Tyler and Former Obama Administration Official and Yahoo News Medical Contributor Kavita Patel join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Patel explains the process on how something actually gets approved by the FDA and why fast tracking a coronavirus vaccine without any evidence is the wrong play. Then, Tyler weighs in on how he thinks the week will go at the Republican National Convention, why he will be voting against his party and for Biden, and what four more years of Trump would really mean.

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Illinois Senator Dick Durbin and Yahoo News National Correspondent Andrew Romano join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Romano weighs in on what worked and what didn't work during the Democratic National Convention and what it's going to take in these final months to win the 2020 election. Then Sen. Durbin talk about his frustration in regards to the filibuster in the Senate and that its removal is on the table if the Senate flips.

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Former US Attorney General Eric Holder and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Holder dives deep into the US Postal Service Scandal as well as his relationship with presidential candidate Joe Biden. Then, Klobuchar talks about why there is a lack of humor at the Democratic National Convention, the after effects that followed the death of George Floyd, and what it's going to take for Biden to not just win, but win big.

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Delaware Senator Chris Coons and Yahoo News Senior Report Caitlin Dickson join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Dickson talks about her in-person experience with recently arrested former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon and the "We Build The Wall" fund. Then, Senator Coons talks about his up-coming speech at the Democratic National Convention and how faith plays a role in Joe Biden's life and in policy making.

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U.S. Rep. of Michigan's 12th Congressional District, Debbie Dingell, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Michigan was one of the key deciding states in the 2016 election and could be in play yet again in 2020. Dingell breaks down what she's seeing in her state, what the deciding factors could be, and why she didn't vote for her party's platform.

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Congressman and Candidate for US Senate in Massachusetts Joe Kennedy III joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Kennedy discusses the tight race between himself and Senator Ed Markey. It's getting quite heated with attack ads from both camps, something rarely seen from two progressive Democrats. He also addresses their differences, the youth vote, his outspoken anti-vaxxer uncle, and his father's funding of a Super PAC.

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Independent U.S. Senator Angus King of Maine joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group discuss the recently released bipartisan Senate Intel Report and its newly exposed information in regards to Russian interference in the 2016 election. The Republicans and Democrats each paint quite a different picture about the new revelations. Sen. King takes us behind-the-scenes on how the report finally came to be after three and a half years.

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House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and Senior Policy Counsel for Demand Progress Yasmine Taeb join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Clyburn weighs in on the Post Office fiasco, night one of the Democratic National Convention, and the lack of transparency in Operation Warp Speed. Then, Taeb talks about the the friction and differences in the Democratic Party over policy and where the party should be headed with the Biden/Harris ticket.

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Senior Advisor & Communications Director for the Democratic National Convention Xochitl Hinojosa and Yahoo News' own Will Rahn join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Hinojosa gives us a preview of what we can expect this week at the DNC, including the surprising news of several Republican speakers being featured including former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman and former New York Rep. Susan Molinari on the first night. Then, Rahn brings us into the future of the convention and how things will be shaped for years to come in a post-covid election world.

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Chief National Security Correspondent for CNN Jim Scuitto, CBS Correspondent 60 Minutes John Dickerson, and Yahoo News Senior Political Correspondent Jon Ward join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Ward weighs in on the political position the President has on mail-in voting. Then, Scuitto talks about his new book, The Madman Theory, and Trump's non-traditional style to foreign policy. Finally, Dickerson discusses his new book, The Hardest Job in the World, which takes a deep dive into the history, evolution, and current state of the American presidency.

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Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco Lara Bazelon and Former US Senator from California Barbara Boxer join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Boxer, weighs in on the Harris pick for VP as she was succeeded by Kamala Harris in the Senate. Then, for a different perspective, Bazelon recounts her stinging review from a year ago of Harris' record as a prosecutor. The pick is in, will it help Biden win the Presidency?

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President of NARAL Pro-Choice America Ilyse Hogue and Law Professor and Author Kim Wehle join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First up, Hogue talks about the warning that she and other influential Democratic women activists have sent out to the media about how they cover Joe Biden's upcoming Vice Presidential pick. Then, Wehle discusses all of the nightmare scenarios surrounding the upcoming 2020 Presidential Election.

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Yahoo News White House Correspondent Hunter Walker, Author Frank Smyth, and Journalist Jonathan Alter join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Walker delivers updates on the Trump Campaign and the recent news about the President possibly accepting his formal nomination for re-election from the White House. Does this violate the Hatch Act? Then, Smyth discusses New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against the NRA and its misuse of charitable funds for personal gain in hopes to dissolve it. And finally, Alter compares this year's presidential race to that of 1932 when FDR swamped Herbert Hoover in the height of The Great Depression.

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Journalist and Author Robert Draper joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Skullduggery's "Buried Treasure." The group discuss Draper's new book, To Start a War: How The Bush Administration Took America Into War. Draper lays out all the details of the infamous disaster including new details recently exposed. It's a story about a sales pitch to convince the American people and those at the United Nations Security Council that Saddam Hussain had weapons of mass destruction.

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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." With President Trump's recent tweet suggesting to delay the upcoming 2020 Election, the Governors of each State are left facing pressing issues on their own. Both Hogan and Pritzker weigh in on their State's specific situations, challenges, and needs including the coronavirus pandemic, racial protests, and spikes in violence. Also, Pritzker lets us know who he is quietly lobbying Joe Biden about in regards to VP candidates.

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Former Special Council to the House Judiciary Committee and Author, Norm Eisen, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman and "Skullduggery." The group analyses this week's Bill Barr testimony in great detail including the good, the bad, and the testy. They also take a look at what has happened since Trump's impeachment while discussing Eisen's new book A Case for the American People: The United States V. Donald J. Trumpin which he discloses that he actually drafted up 10 articles prior to the inquiry.

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Political Consultant and Strategist James Carville and ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Carville weighs in on the upcoming 2020 Presidential election and the chances that Trump is forced out of the race by his fellow Republicans. Then, Karl discusses the cancellation of the RNC in Jacksonville as coronavirus cases continue to spike in Florida. And he also gives us an inside look at his new book, Front Row at the Trump Show.

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Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and Portland-based freelance journalist Patrick Symmes join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Senator Wyden relays his thoughts on President Trump sending Federal Law Enforcement Forces into Portland and their handling of the protests there. Then, Symmes gives us an inside look at what's actually happening and who is protesting in Portland as well as the two starkly different pictures being painted about the events from the Left and Right sides.

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Yahoo News Contributor Zach Dorfman and New York Times Columnist Michelle Goldberg join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on “Skullduggery.” First, Dorfman dives deep into his recent exclusive story revealing that Trump signed a secret finding authorizing the CIA to launch offensive cyber operations on its own with no White House approval. Then, Michelle Goldberg discusses her concerns on restrictions of free speech.

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Veteran Political Reporter Howard Fineman and Yahoo News National Correspondent Alex Nazaryan join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Nazaryan weighs in on all things Florida, DeSantis, and the Coronavirus. Then Fineman breaks down Donald Trump's commutation of Roger Stone's sentence, having just interviewed Stone himself.

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Author and Political Satirist Chris Buckley and Senior Legal Analyst at Slate Dahlia Lithwick join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Lithwick weighs in on the recent Supreme Court decisions in regards to Trump, his taxes, and immunity from criminal charges being brought to a President in office. Then Buckley discusses his new novel, Making Russia Great Again, and the daunting task that comes with trying to satirize a President who already appears to be "satire" himself.

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Author, Activist, and Musician Roger McNamee and Yahoo News Senior Political Correspondent Jon Ward join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Ward weighs in on Trump's sinking poll numbers as well as the latest on next month's Republican National Convention in coronavirus stricken Florida. Then, McNamee discusses the advertiser boycott against Facebook in the light of the company's stance on taking down what a growing number of protesters are calling "hate speech."

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Congressman Eric Swalwell and CNN's Senior Global Affairs Analyst Bianna Golodryga join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Golodryga weighs in on the coronavirus, Russia, and the controversial vote that could keep Putin in power until 2036. Then Swalwell gives us the latest on the Trump briefing currently being disputed by the White House regarding the bounties paid by Russia to kill US soldiers.

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Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and Political Scientist and Author Thomas Rid join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, McFaul talks about the recent reports about Russian bounties offered to Taliban fighters to kill US and UK soldiers. Then, Rid discusses Putin and Russia which are a part of his new book, Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare.

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Yahoo News Health Contributor and Fmr. Obama Administration Official Kavita Patel and Yahoo News National Correspondent Andrew Romano join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Romano gives the latest results of the Yahoo News/YouGov Poll in regards to where the Presidential race stands, how the public feels about masks, and how long it's going to take to tally up mail-in voting. Then, Dr. Patel talks about the harsh reality the country is facing as the coronavirus numbers spike to all-time highs.

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Former Department of Justice Director of Public Affairs Matthew Miller and Special Correspondent for Reuters & Author Catherine Belton join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Miller goes over the Judiciary Committee's Hearing into the DOJ and Bill Barr. Then, Belton discusses in detail her new book, Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West.

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Former Prosecutor for the Southern District of New York Eli Honig and Co-Founder of the Lincoln Project and Former Republican Strategist Rick Wilson join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Honig discusses the "Friday Night Massacre" that didn't go very smoothly. Then Wilson talks about what he's doing to undermine the re-election of President Trump and how he can succeed.

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National Security Lawyer Mark Zaid and top John Bolton Aide Fred Fleitz join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Zaid tackles the extraordinary court hearing involving the Trump administration trying to stop the release of the book from former National Security Advisor John Bolton. Then Fleitz, who worked directly with Bolton during his tenure under Trump, expresses his disappointment in his former colleague.

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South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn and psychoanalysts Michael Maccoby and Judith Logue join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Clyburn weighs in on 5th Anniversary of the Mother Emanuel Church shooting in South Carolina, the "defund the police" movement, rioters quoting Martin Luther King Jr. for justification, and President Trump choosing Tulsa, OK for his first post-covid rally. Then Maccoby and Logue discuss their book - Psychoanalytic and Historical Perspectives on the Leadership of Donald Trump.

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Washington Post Fact Checker & Author Glenn Kessler joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." All Presidents lie. This is something we are all aware of. However, President Trump takes it to another level. He is just under twenty thousand false statements so far as President of the United States. From 5 or 6 a day in his first year to as many as 22 a day currently. What will the lasting effects of this behavior be? How much damage to the institution has been done? And does Joe Biden, the person in the best position to defeat Trump, also make false statements?

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Sociology Professor at Brooklyn College and Author Alex Vitale and Yahoo News National Correspondent Andrew Romano join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Romano gives us the latest Yahoo News / YouGov polling numbers in regards to the public's view on the idea of defunding the police. Then Vitale discusses his controversial book, The End of Policing,while explaining why the police have been fundamentally misused for decades.

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David Folkenflik, NPR Media Correspondent and Host of "On Point" on NPR, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." With James Bennet leaving his post as the New York Times Opinion Editor, the group discuss the state of Media, its coverage and how what's covered is decided, and the reactionary measures taken both by the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer for stories recently published.

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Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Yahoo News Health Contributor and Former Obama Administration Official Kavita Patel join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First off, Isikoff and Klaidman weigh in on the protests that have taken place over the weekend as well as the new call to "defund" the police. Then the group talks about how social distancing will be perceived moving forward and the effect the protests will have on the overall coronavirus numbers in the US.

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Guy Snodgrass, Jim Mattis's Speechwriter and Chief of Communications joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group breakdown the Former United States Secretary of Defense's harsh criticism of President Trump and his handling of the protests that. are currently going on across the US. Also on the docket is recently obtained document by Yahoo News breaking down exactly who is and how many are guarding the White House during this tense time of outcry.

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Yahoo News White House Correspondent Hunter Walker, Congressman Jamie Raskin, and former Amazon employees Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Walker takes us through his firsthand witness account of the protesters being cleared out of Lafayette Square for the Trump photo op in front of St. John's Episcopal Church. Then, Raskin walks us through the illegality of what took place at said event. Finally, the Amazon whistleblowers return to talk about what happened during the recent Amazon shareholder meeting as well as the PR stunt dispersed by the company posing as a real news story that was broadcast word-for-word across several local news stations.

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Yahoo News White House Correspondent Hunter Walker and Historian Rick Perlstein join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Walker takes us inside the heart of the protests in front of the White House this past weekend painting a picture both peaceful and aggressive. Then Perlstein, author of the book Nixonland, discusses the parallels between events of the past to those happening today.

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Vanita Gupta, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the Former Chief of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." From protests to violence to press members of CNN getting arrested live on television, Minneapolis has become a hotbed of tension after the death of George Floyd. Gupta discusses her work during the Obama administration which focused specifically on police abuses. The group also discuss the threat the President has cast over the right to vote in the upcoming election.

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New York Times contributing writer and Recode co-founder Kara Swisher as well as Pundit and Author Ann Coulter join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Swisher discusses the mess Twitter has put itself in allowing Trump to continue to peddle conspiracy theories via the platform. Then, Coulter talks about her recent tweet storm about the President, the Alabama Senate race, and her love for Jeff Sessions.

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Former Head of the Pandemic Office at the White House Beth Cameron and Yahoo News National Political Correspondent Andrew Romano join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Romano discusses Yahoo News' latest YouGov poll that shows coronavirus conspiracy theories spreading on the right which may hamper vaccine efforts. Then Cameron, current Vice President at NTI for Bio, explains the crippling effect the Trump administration has caused by shrinking the NSC in 2018.

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Author and Investigative Reporter Bart Gellman joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Skullduggery's "Buried Treasure." Gellman discusses his new book - Dark Mirror - a gripping inside narrative of investigative reporting about Edward Snowden as it happened and a deep dive into the machinery of the surveillance state. The Snowden case has had a rippling effect that we still feel today.

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Comedian J-L Cauvin and Former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and Author Richard Stengel join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Disinformation, what's real and what's not? Conspiracies run rampant these days. And rebutting them could perpetuate them even further. First up on the pod is a very special guest, one that some would claim, spreads disinformation every day. Then, Stengel joins to discuss his latest book, Information Wars, and introduces us to the term "infodemic."

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Frank Figliuzzi, Former Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Isikoff and Klaidman discuss the recent FBI court filing slip-up that revealed the name of the Saudi Official suspected of directing support for the 9/11 hijackers. Then, Figliuzzi warns that there may be more coming from AG Bill Barr to discredit the Mueller Investigation aside from his request to drop the criminal charge against General Flynn.

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Journalist and Novelist David Ignatius and Yahoo News White House Correspondent Hunter Walker join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Walker joins Isikoff and Klaidman for a crosstalk on Coronavirus, how it has infiltrated the White House, and the translation of a Trump press conference. Then Ignatius, a prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post, discusses his new novel -The Paladin - a story of a high-tech CIA operation that goes wrong.

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Former Amazon Employees Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa and Former US Ambassador to China Gary Locke join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Isikoff and Klaidman discuss the recent news about Bill Barr and the DOJ dropping the charges against Former US National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Then, Cunningham and Costa tell their story about being fired from Amazon for bringing attention to the current conditions at the company during the Coronavirus pandemic. Finally, Locke talks about his experience as Ambassador to China and what we should be doing with our current relationship with the country.

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Former Editor-in-Chief of Time Magazine Nancy Gibbs, Yahoo News Medical Contributor Kavita Patel, and Former Health Commissioner of Baltimore Leana Wen join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First up, Mike and Dan discuss Jared Kushner's shadow role in the Coronavirus Task Force. Then, Gibbs joins to talk about the ethical questions we're all facing while states begin to reopen. Finally, Dr. Patel and Dr. Wen compare how various countries have taken on the pandemic and how catastrophic a "second wave" could be.

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Yahoo News D.C. Bureau Chief Sharon Weinberger & Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Mike and Dan discuss the latest in the Tara Reade alligations and her recent interview on MSNBC. Then, Weinberger fills in all the details about her recent stay at the Trump Hotel in D.C. A long time Republican hot-spot now emptied out due to the coronavirus pandemic. Finally, Power talks about her new book, The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir, while giving us an inside look into Joe Biden's foreign policy experience while Vice President of the US.

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Northeastern University College of Science's Dr. Alessandro Vespignani & The Atlantic's George Packer join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, the Dr. fleshes out his recently published coronavirus model that shows there was an undetected silent chain of transmission early on resulting in the potential number of cases actually being 10x greater. Then, Packer, explains why America is fast resembling a failed state.

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The Intercept's D.C. Bureau Chief Ryan Grim joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Grim was one of the first reporters to shine a light on the allegations of sexual assault against Joe Biden brought forth by Tara Reade. The group discuss the credibility of said allegations, the duties of the media and how it should cover a story like this, and the similarities and differences to cases that have come before this one, most recently the Brett Kavanaugh hearings.

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FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group discuss the topic of frauds during a pandemic. They expose those trying to prey on the scared public, the tactics used, and what kind of scams have been circulating since the coronavirus has come to light. From door-to-door fake testing kits to Trump's ridiculous cures claimed during his daily briefings.

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Former Deputy National Security Advisor Antony Blinken and Author Lawrence Wright join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Blinken blasts President Donald Trump's praising of the Chinese government’s early handling of the coronavirus. And then Wright, who penned the new book The End of October, walks us through the eerily prescient novel about a devastating virus that begins in Asia before going global.

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DNC Chair Tom Perez and Yahoo News National Security & Investigations Reporter Jenna McLaughlin join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Perez stresses that he intends to still hold an in-person convention, now in August, as well as what a digital campaign will look like leading up to November. Then McLaughlin dives deep into her story on the origins of the coronavirus and that US intelligence is looking into the possibility of a lab accident in China.

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Former US Secretary of State John Kerry joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group discuss Kerry's World War Zero, his initiative to end the climate crisis and move towards the goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions. They also talk about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected not only his efforts, but the impact it's made on the environment with people now being shuttered in their homes.

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Greg Barker, the director of The Longest War Documentary, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Skullduggery's "Buried Treasure." The group discuss all things Afghanistan. From the origins of our involvement with the country to the current state of a potential peace deal with the Taliban. A puzzle that has yet to be solved from President Carter on through to President Trump.

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Washington Post Media Critic Erik Wemple and Yahoo News Reporter Alex Nazaryan join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Wemple and Nazaryan discuss the bizarre and controversial Coronavirus Task Force media briefing that took place on Monday April 13th. Everything from Trump's claim of "total" authority to what looked like a campaign or agitprop video he showed in the White House press room in addition to the confusion and contradiction while berating and attacking the press on a personal level.

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Yahoo News Medical Contributor Dr. Kavita Patel and Former Health Commissioner of Baltimore Dr. Leana Wen join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group discusses the latest on the Coronavirus pandemic, why the numbers are so high in minorities, and the possibility of immunity certificates.

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Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer and Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Whitmer addresses the coronavirus situation in her state as well as the rumors of potentially being Joe Biden's running mate in 2020. Then, Schiff discusses Trump's firing of the Inspector General overseeing the 2 trillion dollar relief package in addition to his new bill to set up a commission in order to review the coronavirus response.

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Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown and CNN’s Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Brown weighs in on how Trump and the administration is handling the coronavirus pandemic, how he thinks voting should be done under quarantine, and that a second stimulus plan will be needed. Then, Stelter gives us the story behind his new HBO documentary, After Truth, and how Fox News allows disinformation and misinformation to run rampant on the network.

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Yahoo News Medical Contributor and Former Obama Administration Official Kavita Patel and Yahoo News Reporter Alex Nazaryan join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Nazaryan gives us the latest insight into the coronavirus, how bad it really is going to get, and whether we should all be wearing masks. Then listen in to an exclusive Yahoo News Special Town Hall where Dr. Patel answers readers’ questions about the virus.

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Comedian and Impressionist JL Cauvin and Yahoo News Senior Editor Will Rahn join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First up, after 16 years of life dedicated to comedy, Cauvin finally strikes gold when his Trump vs. God video sweeps the internet. He discussions his incredible Trump impression, what it's like creating comedy during a world-wide pandemic, and if another four years of Trump would be a benefit. Then, Rahn weighs in on all things Andrew Cuomo, his current rise to popularity, and if the New York Governor could sneak in for the presidential bid on the Democratic side.

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Bioethicist Jonathan Moreno and Yahoo News National Correspondent Andrew Romano join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Moreno talks about the catastrophic reality of the coronavirus, the ethical decisions doctors are forced to make in regards to who lives and who dies, and how a vaccine will be distributed if and when one becomes available. Then Romano weighs in on how the virus has and will effect the Democratic and Republican campaigns for the presidency while updated us on the status of the virus from a west coast perspective.

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Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First off, Murphy joins us from the road just after the Senate passed their $2 trillion economic rescue package, what it took to get it done, and why it took so long. Then Johnson walks us through his past experience of dealing with a crisis and what we should expect moving forward.

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Yahoo News Public Health Contributor Kathryn Jacobsen and Green Party Candidate for President Howie Hawkins join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Jacobsen gives the latest info on the coronavirus and what the projections are looking like here in the US. Then Hawkins discusses the challenges and frustration his party faces getting on the ballot for the general election, especially during the current pandemic.

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David Plouffe, Former Barack Obama Campaign Manager and Author of A Citizen’s Guide To Beating Donald Trump joins Michael Isikoff and Danial Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group talk about the road to success for the Biden campaign and the new hurdles that will need to be overcome in the midst of a crisis to win the presidency.

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Yahoo News’ own Alex Nazaryan and New York Times Media Columnist Ben Smith join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." On this episode, Nazaryan brings us up-to-date with the latest on the Coronavirus and what our unexpected future may look like. Then Smith discusses his latest article in which he criticizes Fox News' handling and coverage of the Coronavirus.

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In new Skullduggery podcast, Ron Klain, President Obama's former ebola czar and top advisor to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, warns the worst is yet to come in coronavirus crisis. He also critiques President Trump's performance and tells hosts Daniel Klaidman and Michael Isikoff what he's doing personally to stay safe.

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Republican Strategist John Weaver and Democratic Strategist Joe Trippi join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Weaver talks about The Lincoln Project - of which he is a part alongside other notable Never-Trumpers - what its mission is, and their current controversial "virus" ad. Then Trippi weighs in about the Democratic strategy during a time of crisis and the expectations and possibility of a "don't touch" campaign for the nominee.

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Yahoo News Reporter Alex Nazaryan and Epidemiologist and Public Health Expert Kathryn Jacobsen, Yahoo News’ Public Health Contributor, join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." This will be the first in a series of podcasts from Skullduggery focusing on the Coronavirus and its effect on politics, the 2020 Election, and everyday life. First up, Nazaryan fills us in on his recent conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Then, Jacobsen lays down some important guidelines as to how the public should be handling this situation now and in the immediate future.

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Chairman of the American Conservative Union Matt Schlapp and Time Magazine Writer and Author Charlotte Alter join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." An attendee of the recent CPAC 2020 event was found to have the coronavirus and now members of congress including the organizer, Schlapp, are "self-quarantining" themselves. Schlapp discusses what it's been like and where we go from here. Then Alter breaks down her new book, The Ones We've Been Waiting For, an optimistic look at the future of American leadership and the impact millennials will have on politics.

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Congressman Jim Clyburn and Historian and Journalist Evan Thomas join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Clyburn discuss the sudden surge from Joe Biden and the role he played in it, who he thinks should be Biden's running mate, and why he believes Biden was a victim of the #metoo movement. Then Thomas gives us an inside look into the mind of his grandfather, Norman Thomas, who was the last socialist to run for President, and if Bernie Sanders would suffer the same fate if elected as the democratic nominee.

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Former New York Times Correspondent and Author Stephen Kinzer joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Skullduggery's "Buried Treasure." The group discuss Kinzer's new book, Poisoner in Chief, which tells the incredible story of Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA's search for mind control by various means, including but not limited too, LSD.

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Washington Post Foreign Policy Columnist Josh Rogin and David Enrich, Author of Dark Towers, join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First Rogin discusses the philosophical duties as a reporter when you receive oppo research from a source unwilling to be named. In this case, research potentially harmful to Bernie Sanders. Then, Enrich returns to update the Trump / Deutsche Bank scandal, now headed to the Supreme Court, and whether Trump's loan information with ever see the light of day.

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Former Deputy Attorney General Don Ayer and Yahoo News’ own Hunter Walker join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First up, Isikoff & Klaidman talk Roger Stone and his sentencing. Then, Ayer weighs in on all things Bill Barr, the pressure he's facing to resign, and what it's like working in the DOJ. Finally, Walker reports from the scene of the Nevada primary and paints the picture of where things are headed post debate which featured Bloomberg for the first time.

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Journalist & Historian Jonathan Alter, Yahoo News' own Jon Ward & Hunter Walker, as well as David Corn of Mother Jones join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this special New Hampshire Primary Edition of "Skullduggery." Isikoff, Klaidman, Alter, Ward, and Walker talk about the results of the voting in New Hampshire including Bernie's narrow victory and Klobuchar's surge into the top 3. Then Corn joins to discuss the breaking news from the Justice Department surrounding the Roger Stone case.

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Leon Neyfakh, host and producer of the podcast Fiasco, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Skullduggery's "Buried Treasure." The group take a deep dive into the story of Iran-Contra and the repercussions it had on Ronald Reagan’s presidency as well as the parallels it has to today's Ukraine scandal going on in the Trump administration.

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Democratic Pollster Joel Benenson and Yahoo News’ own National Politics Reporter Brittany Shepherd join hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Brittany breaks down the debacle that took place in Iowa and what the effects that will have on the democratic party nominees moving forward. Then Benenson talks polls, Bernie and Buttigieg, and the Michael Bloomberg factor.

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Republican Strategist Mike Murphy, Former Federal Prosecutor and Deputy Independent Council Sol Wisenberg, and MSNBC Justice and Security Analyst Matt Miller, join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Murphy breaks down the winners and losers of the Senate Trial and what to expect in the upcoming Democratic Nominee race. Then Wisenberg, Miller, and our hosts analyze what went right and what went wrong with impeachment.

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Bernie Sanders’ National Press Secretary Briahna Gray joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group takes a deep dive into Sanders' campaign, it's current surge in Iowa, and breaks down the dedicated fan base and what has them so fired up.

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Washington Post National Investigative Reporter and Author Carol Leonnig, as well as, Mike Bloomberg’s 2020 campaign chief Kevin Sheekey join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Isikoff and Klaidman walk us through the bombshell news from Bolton and his book, then Leonnig dives deep into her new book A Very Stable Genius. Then finally, Sheekey takes us into the mind of Michael Bloomberg and why he's running for democratic presidential nominee.

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Robert Ray, a member of President Trump’s impeachment defense team, and Ken Gormley, constitutional law scholar and President of Duquesne University join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Ray discusses the impeachment trial, whether or not the defense team has a plan if witnesses are called - and if so - will executive privilege be invoked. Then Gormley weighs in on the unprecedented aspects of this impeachment vs. prior impeachments. Lastly, Yahoo News' own Jon Ward helps paint the picture of what it's like to sit within the room where the Senate trial is taking place.

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Former Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly and Chairman of the American Conservative Union Matt Schlapp join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Donnelly puts himself back into the role of Senator and weighs in on Senate impeachment trial. Then, Schlapp discusses whether or not witnesses for would even make a difference in the end and who will really benefit from this impeachment process in the end.

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Former Trump NSC official and Executive Director of the International Spy Museum, Chris Costa, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman from the museum on "Skullduggery." The group discusses the recent "assassination" of Soleimani, the past, present and future of conflict with Iran, and how social media is changing the way spies operate.

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Politico co-founder John Harris and Chapo Trap House hosts Virgil Texas and Matt Christman join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First up, Harris discusses his findings after reaching out to the Politico audience in order to understand what's going through the minds of the Trump supporters during this time of impeachment. Then, Texas and Christman talk about Bernie Sanders and his rise to prominence as a favorite in the current field of Democratic hopefuls for the Presidential nomination.

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Yahoo News' own Jenna McLaughlin, Hunter Walker, Zach Dorfman, as well as Bernie Sanders' campaign advisor Jeff Weaver join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." McLaughlin and Dorfman discuss the ramifications of the recent killing of Iran's major general Qasem Soleimani. Then Walker and Weaver dive into the recent surge of democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

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Congressman Jamie Raskin and RNC National Spokesperson Elizabeth Harrington join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Raskin, having just voted on impeachment, gives us some insight into where things go from here and whether or not he will become one of the House Impeachment Managers. Then Harrington gives us the GOP perspective post impeachment and what their plan is moving forward into the election year.

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Yahoo News colleagues Jon Ward and Alex Nazarian as well as Tim Naftali former director of the Nixon Library join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Ward and Nazarian, both whom have been covering the impeachment since the beginning, weigh in on next steps, what possibilities remain, and debate whether this will benefit either side in the end. Then Naftali compares and contrasts that of Nixon's impeachment to President Trump's by pointing out similarities as well as differences.

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Former Virginia Governor and Author Terry McAuliffe join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group discuss the current state of politics, the impeachment of President Trump, if the former Governor will run again for the same position - or even President - as a late candidate. They also tackle the subject of his latest book - Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism.

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Former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the DOJ Mary McCord and CNN's National Security Analyst and Author Peter Bergen join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." McCord takes us behind the curtain of the DOJ to better understand the recently released IG report and heavily criticized FISA warrant process. Then Bergen breaks down his new book - Trump and his Generals, explaining the threat President Trump has become to our national security.

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Former US Senate Investigator Daniel J. Jones joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Skullduggery's "Buried Treasure." They discuss in great detail the investigation into the CIA's use of torture in the wake of the September 11 attacks. The report, now a major motion picture, showcases Adam Driver in the role of Jones. A bevy of inside from the man who lived through it all on this episode.

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Former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal and Washington attorney David Rivkin join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Katyal and Rivkin argue opposite sides of impeachment in relation to President Trump, with the former - specifically his new book "Impeach" - having just been sited in the actual Judiciary hearing. It's a festive debate as no punches are held back.

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Former Congressman Steve Israel and Yahoo News' own Andrew Romano join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Israel, a close friend of Adam Schiff, takes us into the mind of the current chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, what the plans are moving forward, and if this entire impeachment process will benefit the Republicans or the Democrats more in the end. Then, Romano weighs in on the new Yahoo News/YouGov poll that's just been released.

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Former Federal Prosecutor Peter Zeidenberg and Yahoo News' own Jon Ward join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Zeidenburg weighs in on the impeachment process, whether there is any actual "crime" here, and what he would do if hired to defend President Trump. Then Ward paints the picture of what it's like in the actual hearing room, his takeaways from both the Republicans and Democrats, and what we can expect moving forward in regards to the impeachment proceedings.

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Fourteen-term and retiring Congressman Peter King joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." King discusses his point of view on impeachment, his on-going support of President Trump, where the Republican party is headed, and gives his advice to Trump's re-election campaign.

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President of Ripon College and Professor of Politics and Government Zach Messitte joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Skullduggery's "Buried Treasure." The group discuss Messitte's new book Republican Populist. They breakdown the subject of said book - Spiro Agnew - who he was, his place in history, and how he helped pave the way for President Trump's America.

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New Jersey Congressman and former Obama State Department Official Tom Malinowski and Debbie Dingell, Democratic Congresswoman from Michigan join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Both Malinowski and Dingell weigh in on impeachment, the process, the hearings, what we can expect schedule-wise moving forward, and what the 2020 candidates should be focused on.

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CBS Legal Analyst Kim Whele and Yahoo News colleague Alex Nazaryan join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman for a special post-hearing round table discussion. They break down the testimonies and new revelations of U.S. Ukrainian diplomat William Taylor and Senior State Department official in charge of Ukraine George Kent that took place in front of the Adam Schiff-led House Intelligence Committee.

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Director and Documentary Filmmaker Matt Tyrnauer joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Skullduggery's "Buried Treasure." They discuss his new film - "Where's My Roy Cohn?" - in great detail. Trump, alongside others like Roger Stone, were Cohn protégés. And Trump's playbook is straight out of Roy Cohn's. So much that the president uttered the title of Tyrnauer's film back in January of 2018.

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Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown and Yahoo News colleagues Jenna McLaughlin and Jon Ward join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, McLaughlin, Ward and our hosts discuss the latest in the impeachment inquiry including threatening voicemails left for the whistleblowers lawyer, Mark Zaid. Then Senator Brown weighs in on impeachment, the recent voting throughout the US, as well as his new book - Desk 88 - which tells the stories of those who sat before him at said desk in the US Senate.

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Former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel and current Professor at Harvard Law School - Jack Goldsmith - joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Skullduggery's "Buried Treasure." They discuss Goldsmith's new book, In Hoffa's Shadow: A Stepfather, a Disappearance in Detroit, and My Search for the Truth, in great detail as Goldsmith's stepfather was Hoffa's right-hand man - Charles "Chuckie" O'Brien.

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MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Mike and Dan talk about the recent House vote on the impeachment inquiry as well as all the players involved. Then Maddow discusses Trump, Putin, oil, and her new book "Blowout." Finally, Landrieu makes it clear whether or not he would jump in the presidential race as a late entry for the democrats.

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Politico Senior Legal Affairs Contributor Josh Gerstein joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this episode of Skullduggery's "Buried Treasure." They compare and contrast the raid on Osama Bin Laden during the Obama presidency to the recent raid on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

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NY Congressman Max Rose and Harvard Law Professor and former Justice Dept. Official Jack Goldsmith join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Rose, one of the few Democratic hold-outs in the House with regards to the impeachment inquiry, has come around in support. He discusses what finally pushed him over the edge and what he believes the Democrats’ main focus should be in the upcoming 2020 election. Then Goldsmith weighs in on what crimes, if any, the President has committed. And if they warrant removal from office.

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Former Ohio Governor, John Kasich, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this bonus episode of "Skullduggery." The very outspoken and recent critic of President Trump joins to discuss where he currently stands on the impeachment inquiry and the potential removal of the President from his office. They also discuss his new book, "It's up to us," where the solution to unite our currently divided country resides, and if there's a path to a presidential run in the future.

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Congressman Jamie Raskin and former National Security Council Official Sam Vinograd join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." With the unbelievable press conference held by White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, the group reacts to the now admitted "Quid Pro Quo" in regard to Ukraine. Raskin then fills us in on the current state of witnesses testifying behind closed doors in regards to the impeachment inquiry. And then Vinograd breaks down the US - Turkey deal surrounding Syria.

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Former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs - Richard Stengel - and Journalist and Author of “Deep State” - James B. Stewart, join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Stengel breaks down the information war, how it has lead to our current political state, and the lasting damage Trump has done by pulling troops out of Syria. Then Stewart explains the origins of the term "deep state" and how it's being used to the Presidents benefit. Impeachment is also on the table as well as the arrests of two Giuliani associates who helped him on Ukraine.

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Former Federal Prosecutor and CNN Legal Analyst Michael Zeldin joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group combs through the newly released text messages involving President Trump, his staff, and representatives from Ukraine. With hearings ongoing behind closed doors, what ultimately is going to happen? Is there enough concrete evidence now for Impeachment?

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Former Deputy Secretary of State and Foreign Policy Advisor to Biden for President, Tony Blinken, and Former White House Counsel to President Barack Obama, Kathy Ruemmler, join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." With multiple subpoenas in full flight, the group discuss in detail the process the Whistleblower took that got us where we are today. They also dive deeper into the July 25 phone call now that we know Mike Pompeo was listening in. Blinken also gives us an inside look into Biden and his son while Ruemmler explains what the Dems should keep their focus on if they want to see this impeachment through. No shortage of topics on this episode.

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CNN legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Elie Honig joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group breaks down the now-unclassified whistleblower complaint regarding President Trump and his July 25 phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.

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Journalist and historian Evan Thomas joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this episode of "Buried Treasure." The group discusses the Watergate scandal, Nixon, and how it relates to the unfolding story of Trump's now infamous recent phone call to the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky. Will we ever see the transcript or hear the recording of Trump's call like we did the Nixon tapes?

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New York congressional candidate Lindsey Boylan and former FBI special agent and author Josh Campbell join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on “Skullduggery.” Boylan, arguably the most powerful candidate for Congress no one is discussing, is putting pressure on House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler when it comes to moving on impeachment of the president. Then, Campbell brings us inside the FBI by telling us what it was like serving under James Comey and how the bureau is dealing with the constant attacks from President Trump.

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New York Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Their newly released book, The Education of Brett Kavanaugh, has caused quite a stir bringing forth a previously unreported allegation against Kavanaugh prompting several Democratic candidates to call for his impeachment from the Supreme Court. Isikoff and Klaidman challenge Pogrebin and Kelly as they take a deep dive into the material to find out what sticks and what doesn't.

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Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley and The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Glasser discusses the recent "firing" of National Security Advisor John Bolton and what impact it will have moving forward on the Trump Administration. Then, Senator Merkley weighs in on Immigration and the recent Supreme Court decision that will allow the barring of Central American Migrants from ever seeking asylum in the US.

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Former FBI Agent Ali Soufan and NYU’s Paul Barrett join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this episode of "Skullduggery." Soufan weighs in on the the recent IG report on James Comey, the pulling out of troops from Afghanistan, and the US negotiations with the Taliban. Barrett then dissects his recent eye-opening report on disinformation being spread via "deep fake" videos and other tactics on social media and what we can do to combat it.

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Chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times Carl Hulse and Yahoo News' own Jon Ward join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." After the recent news of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's most recent cancer scare, Hulse discusses what could happen if RBG couldn't fulfill her duties as Supreme Court Justice as well as the tactics used by Mitch McConnell during the Merrick Garland nomination during the Obama Administration and how its changed the landscape of how we approve judges moving forward. Then Ward joins to take a deeper dive into his groundbreaking story about the Quitman 10+2 and the case of alleged voter suppression in Georgia.

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With the release of revealing new documents from his court file, former Donald Trump real estate advisor Felix Sater -- in an exclusive interview with Skullduggery-- talks about his one time life of crime, his work with mobsters in a Wall Street "pump and dump" scheme and his years serving as an undercover informant for the U.S. government providing crucial details about Al Qaeda terrorists and international cyber criminals.

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Elie Honig, former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and author Anna Merlan join co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on “Skullduggery.” Jeffrey Epstein is the focus, with Honig giving us a verbal behind-the-scenes tour of the Manhattan jail that was holding Epstein prior to his death by suicide. How could something like this even happen? Merlan joins to discuss all the conspiracies that came to the forefront just hours after his death was reported.

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Documentary filmmakers Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim join co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this episode of Skullduggery. They discuss their most recent film, The Great Hack, which focuses on the Cambridge Analytica hacking scandal. The group also dives deeper into the repercussions of giving away our data for free on social media sites, the damage it's already done, and how this can and will affect us going forward especially with the upcoming 2020 presidential election.

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Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci and Yahoo News Contributor Zach Dorfman join co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this episode of Skullduggery. "The Mooch" has been outspoken about Trump's recent flurry of racist tweets and warns the President he may be heading down the wrong path to re-election. Then Dorfman fills us in on what the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps is as well as what they are up to around the world with an exclusive story.

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Former Justice Department official Matt Miller and CNN Contributor Bianna Golodryga join co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman for a round table discussion breaking down the six plus hours of long awaited Mueller testimony. They each give their insights into what went right and what went wrong for both the Republicans and the Democrats as well as how this will impact the future as we barrel towards the 2020 election.

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Political Consultant Mike Murphy and Author - Journalist Tim Alberta join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this episode of Skullduggery. After several recent racially divisive tweets from the President, Republican and former political strategist Murphy addresses the current state of affairs for Trump's attempt at re-election. Then Alberta joins to weigh in on VP Mike Pence as well as the on-going divide in the Republican Party.

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Brenda Wineapple, author of the new book The Impeachers, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this episode of Buried Treasure. They take a deep look into the political climate surrounding the first ever impeachment attempt of a president. And bring to light a striking resemblance to the current presidency.

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Independent investigator Conchita Sarnoff and The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead join co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this episode. Sarnoff breaks down the Jeffrey Epstein case having first reported on the matter almost a decade ago. Then, Winstead joins to unveil the origin story of the term 'Fake News' as well as her activism with Abortion Access Front and her battle to save women's reproductive rights.

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Douglas Brinkley, author, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities, and professor of history at Rice University joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman. They take a deep dive into the subject of Brinkley's latest book, American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race. They discuss stories behind the stories as well as the impact the moon landing had on culture as well as humanity through the eyes of JFK's presidency.

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Congressman Steve Scalise and Yahoo News' own national security and investigations reporter Jenna McLaughlin join co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman. They challenge Scalise on hot topics like immigration and impeachment while McLaughlin fills us in on her scoop about the US Cyber Command launching a strike against an Iranian spy group. The announcement that Mueller will testify, the citizenship census question, and Trump's most recent sexual assault accuser - E. Jean Carroll - are all on the table as well in this episode.

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Former US Ambassador William Burns, now president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace after a thirty-three-year diplomatic career, joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this episode. They discuss his vast work with foreign entities such as Russia and Iran, everything that went right and wrong, and what he thinks of the current state of foreign affairs. In addition, Yahoo News' own Alex Nazaryan talks about his new book, The Best People, which focuses on those who have come and gone in the Trump administration.

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Ramzi Kassem, a professor of law at the City University of New York, joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman to discuss his work defending Guantánamo Bay detainees. Kassem is currently working to shine a light on detainees who have been imprisoned without ever being convicted of a crime, such as his client Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alawi, who was classified as a “forever prisoner” in 2010 despite never being convicted because he was considered too dangerous to be released. Intelligence analysts allege that he was once a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.

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Tommy Vietor, former spokesperson for President Obama and the US National Security Council turned Podcaster (Pod Save America) joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman. They discuss Trump's comments about excepting political dirt from a foreign government, his attack's on the intel community and why we no longer talk about national security issues like drones. Then co-hosts of the podcast Words Matter, Joe Lockhart and Katie Barlow jump in to comment on the state of impeachment, court fights over subpoenas, as well as executive privilege.

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Ambassador William J. vanden Heuvel, former diplomat and now author, joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Buried Treasure. vanden Heuvel was assistant to US AG Robert F. Kennedy, US Ambassador to the European of the United Nations, has been Chairman of the Roosevelt Institute, and is a current member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He's seen and done it all. They discuss his lengthy resume through fascinating personal accounts as well as his thoughts on the current presidency.

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Michael Wolff, author of Siege: Trump Under Fire -joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman to discuss is most recent effort. Our guest is pushed hard on what is fact and what is fiction in his latest book as well as where he comes up with these damning claims. Then, the hosts of the popular podcast Mueller She Wrote let us know where they stand after Mueller has called it a day and what's in store for the ladies moving forward.

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David Enrich - New York Times Financial Editor and Emily Brandwin - former CIA Operations Officer join co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Skullduggery. Trump's dealings with Deutsche Bank and what it's like to be a "spy" in the CIA are all discussed alongside Mike and Dan's thoughts on Mueller's final public statement.

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Richard Arenberg, a Senator George Mitchell staff member in the mid-to-late 80's and now Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs at the Watson Institute, joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Skullduggery's Buried Treasure. The group discuss the almost now forgotten Iran-Contra affair and the stark contrast to how Congress operated back then vs. how it does during the current presidential investigations of today.

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Rep. Steve Cohen and Yahoo's DC Bureau Chief Sharon Weinberger join co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this episode of Skullduggery. Weinberger helps breakdown the recent bombshell indictment of Julian Assange and what that could mean for the future of news organizations, journalists, and the First Amendment. Then Congressman Cohen, who's leading the charge for impeachment of the President, discusses next steps as well as the origins of that now infamous chicken he put in Bill Barr's place in the hearing room.

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Michael Bobelian, author of Battle for the Marble Palace joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this episode of Skullduggery's Buried Treasure. The discuss the legacy of Abe Fortas, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice from 1965 to 1969, how he's affected modern day politics, as well as his lasting effects on the Supreme Court.

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Seth Moulton - a 2020 Presidential Candidate and Charlie Leerhsen - President Trump's former ghostwriter join co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on Skullduggery. The Moulton discussion covers National Security, impeachment of Trump, and why a moderate and former Marine with three Harvard degrees should be the next Commander-in-Chief. Then, Leerhsen lets us behind the curtain during a time period that saw Trump lose over a billion dollars while the two of them put together a follow-up book to his best seller, The Art of the Deal.

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Jim Baker, former government official at the DOJ who served as general counsel for the F.B.I. joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman to discuss his time spent at the Bureau. They cover James Comey, Rod Rosenstein, The Steele Dossier, Trump, and Fisa Warrents. Who should we believe? What's the current state of the F.B.I. with the public, and would he testify if asked in regards to the President? All this and more.

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib and chief White House correspondent for The New York Times Peter Baker join co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this edition. Tlaib weighs in on impeachment proceedings, the Trump Administration, immigration, and Israel-Palestine. As for Baker, he discusses what the differences are between covering an Obama Administration vs. the current. It's a feisty episode - buckle up.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin, member of the House Judiciary Committee, joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman to discuss Attorney General Bill Barr's testimony in front of the Senate as well as his "no-show" in front of the House. Will this be the straw that breaks the House's back resulting in a push for Impeachment of not only the President, but also Barr himself? Did Barr commit a crime by lying to Congress? Aren't Mueller and Barr friends? Probably not anymore.

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Krissy Clark, host of The Uncertain Hour Podcast which takes a look inside America's drug war, joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman. They relive the now infamous "crack speech" given by then President George H.W. Bush his first year in office. A sting operation, later found out to be set up from the inside, was used as an opportunity to politicize the war on drugs and a young high schooler - Keith Jackson - paid quite the price for it.

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Shane Harris - Senior National Security writer at the Washington Post, as well as Paul Rosenzweig - Senior Fellow, National Security & Cybersecurity at R Street join co-hosts Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman and Yahoo's WH Correspondent Hunter Walker. Now that everyone has had the opportunity to comb through the Mueller Report, the Skullduggery crew analyze as well as reveal hidden nuggets that could easily turn out to be important pieces in the potential impeachment of President Donald J. Trump.

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Ty Cobb, former White House Lawyer for the Trump administration as well as April Doss, former senior minority counsel for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence join co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman. The Mueller Report, which has finally been made public, is on the docket and we get everyone's reaction. From Trump to Russia and all the characters in between. What's been made more clear? And what new questions have emerged?

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sat down with co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman for a wide ranging, hourlong interview. She weighed in on 2020, impeachment, Israel, Amazon, and her first months in Congress. The congressional rising star also shared her Game of Thrones predictions and answered one of the most controversial questions in her district ---- Yankees or Mets?

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Bob Litt, Former General Counsel, Director of National Intelligence joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman to discuss all things Julian Assange as Litt was working for the Obama Administration when they decided at the time to not charge Assange. Then, Stuart Taylor enters the conversation to talk about the surprising case of Greg Craig, former White House counsel under Obama, and his indictment due to ties with Paul Manafort.

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Mark Hosenball joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman to reminisce about all the real life Chinese spy characters from the 90's as the current administration tries to get to the bottom of the bizarre case of Yujing Zhang, the Chinese woman who snuck on to President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida, resort Mar-a-Lago.

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The Mueller Report -- here we wait again. As the House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler makes it clear that he won't settle for anything less than the entire un-redacted version of the report, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman discuss how things will look if it turns out Bill Barr was indeed covering up and protecting the President. They also dive into Michael Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, and his last ditch effort to buy more time for his client.

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Preet Bharara, former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, joins co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this episode. They discuss his infamous "non-phone call" to Donald Trump, his brand new book Doing Justice, how the President gets away with lying, and his theories on why Mueller punted and what the ramifications would be if Bill Barr was found to have been hiding anything due to his short summery of the Mueller Report.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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In 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.

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In 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.

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In 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.

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In 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 deep dive into its subject matter and what influenced his particular take on Vice President Dick Cheney. (Spoiler Alert)

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In 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 federal employees to determine whether they posed security risks due to homosexuality. Cutler himself would later be discovered as a closeted gay.

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In 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 business deals.

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In 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.

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In 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.

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In 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?

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In 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.

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In 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.

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In 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 Mueller investigation eventually comes to a close.

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In 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.

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In 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 regards to Roger Stone, Randy Credico (and his dog Bianca), jump in to talk about his recent time spent with prosecutors.

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In 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?

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In 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.

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In 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 Podcast.

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In 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.

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In 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 conversation.

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In 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 David Kaplan joins and weighs in on the controversies both then and now.

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In 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 of having a comedian roast the president and the press corps at its annual fundraising dinner.

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In 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 what he'd do if Trump was re-elected in 2020. No stone is left unturned.

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In 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?

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In 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.

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Now 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.S. intelligence community's catastrophic and crippling failure resulting in dozens of deaths.

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With 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.

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After 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.

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Donald 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 Correspondent Andrew Romano.

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As 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, Ali al-Ahmed, who became a target of the Saudi government. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman speak with Ali Al-Ahmed about his harrowing experience as the Saudi government attempted to neutralize Ahmed with a years-long campaign against him and his family.

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As 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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While at the Aspen Security Forum a few weeks ago, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sat down with John McLaughlin, former Deputy Director of the CIA and Acting Director of the CIA, to discuss what’s going on in the intelligence community, Trump dealing with Putin’s Russia and the best tricks of his magic career.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman speak with two guests who have some very interesting insights into this very question. The Atlantic’s Natasha Bertrand recently exposed how the Department of Homeland Security is detaining Russian dissidents in the U.S. based on phony red notices and Samantha Vinograd is a former member of President Obama’s National Security Council who worked closely on the aborted Russian reset policy.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidmain sit down with former Trump adviser Sam Nunberg, who despite being fired by Trump four times, is working one more time to help President Trump in this year’s congressional elections. What’s his new plan and why does he keep going back to Trump world?

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It’s a Skullduggery first as co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sat down with a former member of the Trump administration, Tom Bossert, for an interview from the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colo. Bossert served as President Trump’s first Homeland Security adviser until he was pushed out in April 2018. Isikoff and Klaidman also caught up Bill Browder in Aspen to get the full story on how he became Vladimir Putin’s bete noire.

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Over the weekend, co-host Michael Isikoff found one of his stories from September of 2016 back in the news as the FBI released more than 400 pages of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act documents relating to Carter Page. Isikoff and co-host Dan Klaidman revisit the story and why another one of Isikoff’s story has once again appeared in one of these documents.

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Skullduggery is on the road at the Aspen Security Forum at the Aspen Institute in Colorado. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sit down with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Victoria Nuland, former Assistant Secretary of Sate for European and Eurasian Affairs, to discuss the latest news from this fascinating forum, the fallout from the Trump/Putin Helsinki summit and the possibility of a second meeting between the two leaders.

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As President Trump prepares to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman look back at President Obama’s infamous open mic moment in 2012 with another Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev.

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As Congress gears up for Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation battle, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman are joined by Timothy Flanigan and Nan Aron to discuss Trump’s Supreme Court pick and the upcoming confirmation hearings. Flanigan is a former deputy White House counsel during the early years of the Bush administration and worked with Kavanaugh and Nan Aron currently serves as the president of the Alliance for Justice.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman rewind back to July 1993 when deputy White House counsel Vince Foster was found dead in a park in Northern Virginia. A torn-up suicide note was found in his briefcase that said, “Here ruining people is considered sport.” Foster’s suicide spawned conspiracy theories that he had been murdered. But those conspiracy theories were debunked in a report written by a young lawyer working for Whitewater independent counsel Ken Starr. That lawyer, who later became a judge, is now on President Trump’s list of Supreme Court nominees: Brett Kavanaugh.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman are joined by Phil Lacovara, the former counsel to the Watergate special prosecutor, about Robert Mueller’s months-long Russia investigation. Isikoff and Klaidman also speak with Dan Pfieffer, former communications director under President Obama, about the insidious role he sees Fox News playing in President Trump’s White House. Yahoo News National Correspondent Alex Nazaryan also drops by to discuss Trump’s possible U.S. Supreme Court justice pick.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman rewind to the Reagan era to discuss how Judge Douglas Ginsburg’s Supreme Court nomination was derailed, and how it ultimately led to the nomination of Justice Anthony Kennedy to the Supreme Court. Isikoff and Klaidman talk about how decisions on hot-button issues such as abortion and gay marriage may have looked differently if Ginsburg had been appointed instead of Kennedy.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman are joined by Ron Klain, a Washington, D.C. lawyer and veteran of Democratic administrations, to discuss how Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement impacts the balance of the Supreme Court. Isikoff and Klaidman also talk with David Sanger, a New York Times national security correspondent and senior writer, about the upcoming summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman rewind back to the Watergate saga to examine the indictment of seven Nixon aides on charges of conspiracy on Watergate. There was also an unindicted co-conspirator in the case that was kept from the public— President Nixon himself. Why was he unindicted and why was it kept secret? Isikoff and Klaidman discuss these questions and what this could mean for Mueller’s Russia investigation.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman are joined by Jeh Johnson, former Secretary of Homeland Security in the Obama administration, to discuss the challenges he faced handling illegal immigration during his tenure and how it differs from the current administration’s policy. Isikoff and Klaidman also check in with Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., about the latest in the Russia investigation.

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Legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh sits down with co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman to talk about his new book, “Reporter: A Memoir” and gives behind-the-scenes accounts of breaking some of the most epic stories of our time.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sit down with former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to discuss his latest book, “Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence.” Clapper reveals to Isikoff and Klaidman that by the time he left office in Jan. 2017, intelligence officials were “pretty confident” that they had identified a suspect responsible for the hacked emails to WikiLeaks. Yahoo News White House Correspondent Hunter Walker also joins the podcast to discuss the latest from the Trump White House and the big news on the president’s birthday.

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After the news broke that federal prosecutors secretly seized emails and phone records from New York Times reporter Ali Watkins, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman examine other instances where this has happened in past administrations. They speak with The Intercept’s James Risen about his experience as a New York Times reporter when his records were seized by the Obama administration. Isikoff and Klaidman also sit down with Obama chief of public affairs Matt Miller, who was in the administration when they seized Risen’s records, to discuss why administrations use this tactic against journalists.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman discover the answer to this question when they speak with President Obama’s former deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, about his new book, “The World as It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House.” Isikoff and Klaidman also chat with J.D. Gordon, a former Trump adviser, who met with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team and described the Russia investigation as a “nightmare.”

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As the debate continues about whether special counsel Robert Mueller can bring charges against President Trump, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman turn back the clock 20 years and discuss another time when the same debate was happening. Will Mueller use Ken Starr’s decisions as a guide for the current investigation?

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While President Trump is in delicate negotiations with China over trade and security, Ivanka Trump’s company has recently been granted seven trademarks by an arm of the Chinese government. Is there a connection? The president of Ivanka’s company says no. But these trademarks are raising questions from Washington watchdog groups. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman talk with Norm Eisen, a senior fellow at Brookings and chair of the government watchdog group CREW, about these developments. They also check in with Yahoo News White House correspondent Hunter Walker about his experience thus far covering the president.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman speak with Avril Haines, former deputy director of the CIA and President Obama’s deputy national security adviser, in an exclusive interview about the U.S. government’s response to the early evidence of Russian meddling in American politics during the Obama administration. Isikoff and Klaidman also speak with lawyer and professor Alan Dershowitz about his defense of President Trump’s legal position and his criticism of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman recall the last time a foreign government attempted to meddle in a U.S. presidential election. It was back in 1996. Reuters investigative reporter Mark Hosenball joins Isikoff and Klaidman to recount the campaign finance scandal when the Chinese government, not Russia, interfered in the election between Republican candidate Bob Dole and Democratic candidate President Bill Clinton.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman break down the latest news coming out of the Trump White House this week, starting with new insights into Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting at Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer on June 9, 2016. There was also a financial disclosure form from the President that lists a repaid debt of more than $100,000 to Trump’s embattled former attorney Michael Cohen. Finally, the Trump administration just abolished the job of the White House cyber czar. Isikoff and Klaidman speak with a former White House cyber coordinator, Michael Daniel and investigative reporter Mark Hosenball about all the latest developments this week.

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Long before Michael Cohen made news for cashing in on his access to President Trump, there was Michael Deaver. Deaver was an aide to President Ronald Reagan and made the cover of Time magazine, with the headline: “Who’s this man calling?: Influence peddling in Washington.” Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman rewind to the 80s and the story of Michael Deaver and what his case may tell us about what could happen to Michael Cohen.

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It was a busy week in Washington. President Trump’s new lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, declared during an interview that Trump wouldn’t have to comply with a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller. Gina Haspel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee and faced tough questions about torture. Finally, it was revealed that Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, received millions from companies, after he sold them on the fact that he had direct access to the president. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman break all this news down with national security expert and University of Texas School of Law professor Stephen Vladeck and Ali Soufan, a former FBI agent who blew the whistle on torture in the intelligence community.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman take a look back at the drone wars that began during the Obama administration and have continued during the Trump administration. Why isn’t anyone still talking about drone strikes? Isikoff and Klaidman discuss the issue of drone strikes in the Obama and Trump administrations and why the coverage of this issue has dwindled over the years.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sit down with General Michael Hayden, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, to discuss the current challenges facing the intelligence community in President Trump’s administration as well as his new book, “The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies.” Isikoff and Klaidman also speak with New York Times Washington correspondent Michael Schmidt about his recent article that revealed special counsel Robert Mueller’s list of questions for President Trump.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman host a new episode of the podcast in front of a live audience at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., joins the show to discuss the latest developments from the Senate Intelligence Committee’s ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections. A panel of journalists also take the stage for an engaging conversation about the media’s coverage of the Russia investigation and answer questions from the audience.

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After the news broke of President Trump’s pardon of Scooter Libby, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman take a look back at the Scooter Libby trial with Peter Zeidenberg, one of the former prosecutors who brought the case against Libby. Zeidenberg talks about the decision to prosecute Libby in the first place, his reaction to Trump’s pardon, and what kind of message the president may be sending with this decision.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman examine the week’s news, starting with the “confusion” between U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley and President Trump over the announcement of new sanctions on Russia. They speak with Ambassador Daniel Fried, a former sanctions expert in the Obama administration, about these recent developments and the importance of sanctions against Russia. Klaidman and Isikoff also sit down with Adam Davidson of The New Yorker to discuss the latest developments in the Michael Cohen saga, including Davidson’s latest article on the subject, “Michael Cohen and the End State of the Trump Presidency.”

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman rewind to the case of former Justice Department lawyer Michael Abbell who became an attorney for an infamous Colombian drug cartel and was soon accused of lobbying for the cartels in Washington. In 1995, he was indicted by federal prosecutors for his work with the Cali cartel. His case opened the door for federal prosecutors to investigate the conduct of defense lawyers and their communication with clients when the government had evidence of that crimes were committed. It’s a case that has new relevance as Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, continues to make news.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman speak with the former director of Public Affairs in the Obama Justice Department, Matt Miller, about former FBI Director James Comey’s upcoming new book and how it might affect the Trump administration. Randy Credico, comedian and friend of Roger Stone, also returns to the podcast to talk about the latest in the Russia investigation and whether or not he may be called to testify by the special counsel.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman head back to 1968, when President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration discovered alarming intelligence that the Nixon’s presidential campaign had been secretly communicating with South Vietnam and its president, telling them to back out of a peace deal to end the Vietnam War. Isikoff and Klaidman discuss these events of 1968 and how that moment in history may echo the current reports of the Trump campaign’s contact with Russia.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman catch up with former CIA station chief Daniel Hoffman about former CIA Director John Brennan’s recent Twitter attack against President Trump. Hoffman disagrees with his former boss and claims Brennan’s tweets only help Putin’s efforts to divide the country. Isikoff and Klaidman also talk with legal analyst Michael Zeldin about the latest developments in the Mueller investigation.

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Fifty years ago, on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr., who preached nonviolent resistance to oppression and war, was shot to death in Memphis. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman take a look back at King’s relationship with J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI and speak to a former FBI agent with a unique perspective on the matter. Oliver “Buck” Revell was a young agent during the 1960s and had an unexpected, intimate meeting with Hoover where Hoover spoke with him at lenghth about King.

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After speaking with former independent counsel Ken Starr on the last Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman revisit the release of the Starr Report on this episode of Buried Treasure. The report was released almost 20 years ago, on September 11, 1998, and everyone was feverishly downloading it on their computers or running to get a copy. Isikoff and Klaidman discuss where they were and what they thought when they first read it. They also wonder if special counsel Mueller will release a report like the Starr Report when the Russia investigation is done.

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As the Mueller investigation continues to face criticism from the White House and rumors of possible pardons for two former White House aides made the rounds in the news this week, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman are joined by Judge Ken Starr, a man who is very familiar with special counsel investigations and has faced tough criticism from a sitting president and the media. What does Judge Starr think of the Mueller investigation? Should the recent revelations about Stormy Daniels also be included in the investigation?

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Co-hosts Dan Klaidman and Michael Isikoff discuss the week in White House controversy: President Trump’s penchant for typos, leaked briefing materials urging the president not to congratulate Vladimir Putin on his recent electoral victory and breaking news of John Dowd resigning his position as Trump’s lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation. Michael Isikoff interviews Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, and Evelyn Farkas, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia.

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman speak with Marina Litvinenko, the widow of murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, about the recent poisoning attack against Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the U.K. Litvinenko revealed to Skullduggery that after her husband’s death, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May promised this type of attack would never happen again. But, as the investigation continues into the attack on Skripal, it appears to Litvinenko that Putin has struck again.

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On a special edition of Skullduggery, Dan Klaidman sits down with his co-host Michael Isikoff and Mother Jones' David Corn in front of an audience at the Build Studios in New York for an interesting discussion of Isikoff and Corn’s new book, “Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump.”

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Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman take a look back at President Richard Nixon’s interesting habit of roaming the halls of the White House, “talking to the portraits” of the leaders who came before him, at the end of his troubled presidency. It is a story that was recounted in Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward’s book, “The Final Days,” about Nixon’s fall from office. Isikoff and Klaidman also discuss whether Nixon’s “talking to the portraits” reminds them in some ways of Trump’s habit of taking to Twitter to express his thoughts and frustrations with the current political climate.

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A failed assassination attempt on an ex-Russian spy and his daughter with a nerve agent in England is raising a lot of questions. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman talk to a former CIA agent, Daniel Hoffman, who arranged the swap that freed the former spy, to find out why he thinks this attack happened and who might have carried it out. They also check in with Randy Credico, a comedian who also is a friend of Roger Stone, and pleaded the fifth after he subpoenaed by the House Intel Committee in the Russia probe.

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Special counsel Robert Mueller recently announced the indictment of 13 Russian trolls who had developed a scheme to penetrate and influence the U.S. political system. After co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman heard these charges, it reminded them of another story of the Russian ‘illegals’ from the past — the real story of the Russian spies that inspired FX’s ‘The Americans.”

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It was a week of turmoil in the Trump administration. Jared Kushner was stripped of his security clearance, White House communications director Hope Hicks resigned and President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions once again didn’t see eye to eye. Skullduggery co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman talk about all of these latest developments with Rep. Ted Lieu, D.-Calif., and National Review Institute senior fellow Andrew McCarthy.

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As the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election continues, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman dig up another time presidential campaigns were infiltrated by hackers. It happened ten years ago and Russia, although suspected, was not involved. The Skullduggery co-hosts recount their story of when the Chinese hacked into both the Obama and McCain campaigns back in 2008.

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Co-hosts Mike Isikoff and Dan Klaidman examine the latest developments in the Russia investigation. Special counsel Robert Mueller recently revealed Russian trolls plotted information warfare against the United States. Where was the U.S. intelligence community while this was happening? Could Putin be an indicted co-conspirator in the case? Skullduggery talks to Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., about the status of the Russia investigation in the House Intelligence Committee and attorney Ken McCallion who brought a lawsuit against Paul Manafort that may have led to the latest charges by Mueller.

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With over twenty years of reporting together, Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman have plenty of stories about old scandals lost to history and great anecdotes from their past. In this week’s premiere episode of Skullduggery’s Buried Treasure, Isikoff and Klaidman head back to the '90s and delve into the story of a man named Warren Meddoff, his role in the 1996 Clinton campaign finance scandal and the personal connection to one of the hosts.

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Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman examine the latest legal screwups in Washington. Did Michael Cohen just put President Trump in potential legal jeopardy after he confirmed that he paid porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000? Isikoff and Klaidman speak with Larry Noble, former general counsel of the Federal Election Commission, about the legal implications of Cohen’s admission. They also speak with Lanny Davis, author of a new book, “The Unmaking of the President 2016: How FBI Director James Comey Cost Hillary Clinton the Presidency,” about the legal decisions made by Comey during the 2016 election.

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Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman take a closer look at the recent political attacks on the FBI and what it means for the country’s premier law enforcement agency. They talk to Mike Rogers, the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and Don Robinson, an ex-FBI agent based in Moscow, to get their thoughts on the current state of the bureau, its relationship with the White House and how and if the FBI can bounce back.

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Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman discuss the House Intelligence Committee’s release of the Nunes memo, which accuses the FBI of bias in the Russia investigation. Within the memo, Isikoff is prominently mentioned as a key player. How did Isikoff come to play such a starring role in this highly anticipated memo?

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Just after episode 3 of Yahoo News’ Skullduggery was recorded, the New York Times dropped their latest bombshell relating to the Russia investigation. The New York Times reported that President Trump ordered special counsel Robert Mueller to be fired last June but backed down after White House counsel Don McGahn threatened to resign. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman weigh in on the latest story and what it could possibly mean for the investigation moving forward.

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It’s been a busy week of news: Attorney General Jeff Sessions was recently questioned by special counsel Robert Mueller's team, President Trump told reporters that he’s open to being interviewed by Mueller and the #ReleaseTheMemo trended on Twitter as Trump supporters demanded to know what’s in Republican Rep. Devin Nunes’ classified memo. Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman talk with Matt Miller, the former director of Public Affairs in the Obama Justice Department about all things related to the Russia investigation.

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Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sit down with author and whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, whom the White House once called “the most dangerous man in America,” after he leaked the Pentagon Papers exposing the American government’s lies about the Vietnam War. Ellsberg speaks with Skullduggery about the new hit movie, “The Post,” which centers around his leak of the Pentagon Papers, his thoughts on today’s whistleblowers Julian Assange and Edward Snowden, and whether President Trump’s war of words with North Korea could trigger a nuclear war.

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In the debut episode of Skullduggery – a Yahoo News podcast and video series focused on Washington scandals in the Trump era and their impact on today's politics – co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman discuss the 20th anniversary of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, a story they famously covered for Newsweek. Their first guest is former United States attorney general Eric Holder who talks about where he was when the Lewinsky scandal broke, his thoughts on Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and he even jokes about being Oprah’s running mate in 2020.

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New episodes of Skullduggery begin Friday, January 12th! Look out for new episodes every Friday.

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