Skullduggery

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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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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