326. The Smear Playbook: Beyond Swalwell. Familiar names: Mueller, Clapper, Holder.
The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast
Sharyl Attkisson
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🗓️ 17 April 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Remember what happened to CIA chief David Petraeus under the Obama administration when he didn't go along easily with the coverup on the Islamic extremist nature of the 9/11/2012 terrorist attacks that killed four Americans? Inside information from my CBS investigations at the time.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everybody, Cheryl Akison here. |
| 0:05.5 | Welcome to another edition of the Cheryl Akison podcast. |
| 0:11.2 | Today, the Smear Playbook, Beyond Swalwell, and some familiar names, Mueller, Clapper, and Holder. |
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| 1:25.2 | All the controversy that's happening with Eric Swalwell, the Democrat from California, |
| 1:30.3 | recently dropped out of the gubernatorial race and resigned from Congress, |
| 1:35.3 | well, the timing of it all reminds me of numerous operations that I've reported on |
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