CIA Spies & Gadgets (with Michael Morell)

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

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🗓️ 1 August 2019

⏱️ 73 minutes

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On this episode of Stay Tuned, "CIA Spies & Gadgets," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- How the El Chapo case ended up with the federal prosecutors in Brooklyn -- The limits, if any, on indicting a sitting President -- Why grand jury materials are kept secret -- The role of congressional staffers during hearings -- Rep. John Ratcliffe’s qualifications for the role of Director of National Intelligence Michael Morell, a 33-year veteran of the CIA who served as the agency’s Deputy Director and twice as its Acting Director, joins Preet for a wide-ranging conversation about the intelligence craft, recruiting spies, being with President Bush on 9/11, and more. Morell is currently a National Security Contributor for CBS News and host of the podcast, “Intelligence Matters.” [Interview begins 17 minutes into the episode] Bonus clips from the interview are available for members of the CAFE Insider community. Sign up to receive free references and supplemental materials for Stay Tuned episodes, a weekly newsletter, and updates from Preet. As always, tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 and leave a voicemail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:58.0	From Cafe, welcome to Stay Tuned. I'm Priet Barara. So volume 1 is about the Russian
1:05.0	attack on the United States. And what struck me about volume 1 was that Bob Mueller and
1:12.2	his investigators came to exactly the same conclusions that the intelligence community
1:17.4	did in the fall of 2016. That the Russians were attacking us with the intent of creating
1:24.6	chaos, undermining our democracy, damaging Hillary Clinton should she become president
1:30.3	and trying to help Donald Trump become president. Bob Mueller came to exactly those conclusions.
1:35.3	I think that's extraordinarily important. That's Michael Morelle. His career at the CIA
1:40.3	spanned 33 years and included stints as the president's daily briefer, acting director
1:45.7	and deputy director. If there's someone who knows the ins and outs of an agency that
1:49.1	is shrouded in secrecy, it's Michael Morelle. He's now what some people call an enemy of the
1:54.1	people, by which I mean a journalist. We discussed how the CIA operates, why WikiLeaks is not
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