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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:

Buried Treasure: "Kennedy was drinking?" Feb 04, 2019

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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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Coulter and Corsi: The deplorables edition Feb 01, 2019

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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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Buried Treasure: Operation Cobra Jan 28, 2019

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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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Bonus Episode: Stone cold lies Jan 26, 2019

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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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The Power of Vice Jan 25, 2019

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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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Buried Treasure: Out of the closet 60 years too late Jan 21, 2019

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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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Governing from chaos Jan 18, 2019

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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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Buried Treasure: "This is not a drill" Jan 14, 2019

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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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Hiding in almost plain sight Jan 11, 2019

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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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Buried Treasure: Elusive Prague meetings-- then and now Jan 07, 2019

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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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