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Skullduggery

Abuse of power

Skullduggery

Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman, Victoria Bassetti

Politics, White House, News Commentary, Government, Senate, Podcasts, President, House Of Representatives, News, Victoria Bassetti, Supreme Court, Michael Isikoff, Foreign Policy, Scandels, Yahoo News, Voting, Elections, Skullduggery, Daniel Klaidman

4.02K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman talk to Kenneth Starr about his latest book, “Contempt” and whether or not he thinks Congress should censure President Trump. They also discuss the most interesting takeaways from Bob Woodward’s new book, “Fear,” and talk to Yahoo News contributor, Luppe B. Luppen, about the latest developments in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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0:00.0

It was 20 years ago this week that Ken Star sent his notorious report to Congress,

0:05.2

complete with graphic details about Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky.

0:11.2

Star made a case that Clinton's conduct amounted to substantial and credible evidence

0:16.4

that could be grounds to impeach the president. As Star laid them out in his report,

0:21.6

these involved allegations of ten specific crimes by the president.

0:26.1

Purgery about his affair with Lewinsky, witnessed tampering and obstruction of justice.

0:32.4

But there was an eleventh article of impeachment in Star's report, a catch-all count

0:37.6

that could have direct relevance to events today under President Trump.

0:42.2

Star called that eleventh count a abuse of power, a phrase that didn't amount to a specific crime,

0:48.7

but instead involved Clinton's use of the powers of his office to thwart Star's investigation.

0:55.2

To President Trump's relentless attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller,

0:59.8

very similar to Bill Clinton's attacks on Star amount to an abuse of power,

1:05.2

we'll ask Star that very question and you'll hear his surprising answer on today's episode

1:10.9

of Skull Duggery.

1:12.8

There is absolutely no collusion. I didn't make a phone call to Russia. I have nothing to do with

1:18.5

Russia. Everybody knows it. Because people have got to know whether or not they're President

1:23.4

or the Trump. But I'm not a crook. I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostages.

1:30.0

My heart and my destined tension still tell me that's true, but the facts and the evidence

1:35.4

tell me it is not. I did not have sexual relations with that woman.

1:41.3

The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently saw significant quantities

1:45.6

of uranium from Africa.

1:48.0

But he times you have to answer this question.

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