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Skullduggery

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

Latest Episodes:

"The Skullduggery Hearing" Dec 06, 2019

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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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No Schiff in the polls Nov 27, 2019

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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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"So we followed the President's orders" Nov 22, 2019

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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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"Don't punch down" Mr. President Nov 19, 2019

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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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Buried Treasure: "The Spiro Agnew Method" Nov 18, 2019

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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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The House is on fire Nov 15, 2019

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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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Impeachment: Day 1 Nov 14, 2019

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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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Buried Treasure: "The Roy Cohn - Donald Trump playbook" Nov 11, 2019

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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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Where's the whistleblower Nov 08, 2019

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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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Buried Treasure: "A new take on the Hoffa mystery" Nov 04, 2019

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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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