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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.

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Buried Treasure: The other anonymous Sep 12, 2018

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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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What if the president is deranged? Sep 07, 2018

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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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Buried Treasure: “Robert Bork’s America” — the speech that doomed a Supreme Court nominee Sep 05, 2018

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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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Active Measures Aug 31, 2018

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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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Buried Treasure: John McCain and the Caesar torture photos Aug 28, 2018

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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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Omarosa and Coulter and Davis, Oh my! Aug 24, 2018

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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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An inside look at the intelligence community, Russia and the mystery of magic Aug 17, 2018

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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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What’s really going on in U.S.-Russia relations? Aug 10, 2018

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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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The impeachment election Aug 03, 2018

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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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“Who is minding the store?” Jul 25, 2018

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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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