Ep. 25: ‘You Guys Are Finally Going To Get That Bitch.’ Was There Anti-Hillary Bias at FBI?
The big DOJ Inspector General report is notable for what it omits — evidence of anti-Hillary Clinton bias at the FBI, which appears to have influenced James Comey's actions leading up to the 2016 election. We break down some key questions the IG never addressed in his report on the... Listen
Ep. 24: Bombshell News Reveals Russia’s Attempts To Swing The Brexit Vote
Russia's election meddling wasn't restricted to the U.S. A bombshell report out of the UK over the weekend suggests that Russia also worked to swing the Brexit vote in favor of leaving the EU. We also preview two big stories to keep on your radar this week. Image Credit: TPM... Listen
Ep. 23: How Russia Honed Its ‘Information Weapons’ Even Before The 2016 Election
Retired Gen. Michael Hayden, author of the new book "Assault on Intelligence," discusses efforts Russia made to latch onto controversial narratives in the United States even before Donald Trump was running for President. Remember "Jade Helm"? Or Ebola coming across the southern border? Hayden, who served as NSA director and... Listen
Ep. 22: Did Trump Get His Trump Tower Cover Story From Putin Himself? (Pretty Likely)
We just learned that President Trump dictated his son's statement about the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting, so we decided to take a look back at what else was happening around the time that the story came out in July 2017. It turns out there is a lot of evidence... Listen
Ep. 21: Making Sense Of The Entire Picture Of Trump’s Shady Real Estate Deals
New Yorker writer Adam Davidson has covered some of Donald Trump's shadiest deals. In this episode, Davidson walks through the recent global financial history that paved the way for Trump to pursue business with unsavory characters. Image Credit: TPM Illustration / Getty Images Listen
Ep. 20: The Trump-Russia Scandal Goes Global
The Middle East thread in the Trump-Russia story was substantially fleshed out this week. This thread comes with a new cast of characters — Elliot Broidy, George Nader, Erik Prince, and Israeli social media strategist Joel Zamel — and raises a new set of questions about the Trump administration’s dealings... Listen
Ep. 19: A Scandal Sandwich: The Unbelievable Saga Of The Missouri Governor’s Misdeeds
Typically one felony charge would be enough to sink a politician, but Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R) has been hit with two. Then suddenly on Monday, the prosecution dismissed one of the charges against him. What's going on in the Show Me State? TPM reporter Allegra Kirkland takes us inside... Listen
Ep. 18: ‘Trump Is A Mob-Friendly Businessman Who Is Now President Of The United States’
A lot has happened on the Michael Cohen front in the past 24 hours, so we brought on author Seth Hettena to help us run through the backstory on President Trump's personal attorney. Hettena’s new book, "Trump/Russia: A Definitive History," digs into the history of Trump's relationship with Cohen and... Listen
Ep. 17: So Why Did Trump Become The King Of Cash?
For years, Donald Trump boasted of being the "king of debt," and his real estate business operated as such. But then in 2006, the Trump Organization started spending hundreds of millions of dollars in cash. What's behind that sudden about-face? Well, that's when Michael Cohen comes into Trump's orbit. Image... Listen
Ep. 16: Two Old Guys Brainstorming A Legal Strategy
Trump's new lawyer Rudy Giuliani swings by Sean Hannity's set to blow up the President's legal strategy. What's going on here? We break it down in a special episode to catch up on today's news. Image Credit: TPM Illustration / Getty Images Listen