Welcome to Talking Feds, a round table that brings together prominent former federal officials

and special guests for a dynamic discussion of the most important political and legal topics

of the day. I'm Harry Littmann. We know that our adversaries view periods of presidential

transitions as times of potential instability and vulnerability for the United States.

This year, that's particularly true. President Trump only this week and only 75 percent acknowledged

the reality of his loss. But the Biden team is already getting a late start and coming in to

take control of a government that Trump continues to insist should be his to run for four more years

and many of his 70 million or so followers may agree. Moreover, Trump's post-election purging of

critical military and homeland security officials and their replacement with inexperienced political

partisans leave the country short-staffed in these 10 weeks. And who knows what other worrisome

moves Trump may be undertaking as part of his bitter end? Partens anyone? All of which makes the

current juncture in national security particularly critical. We got a first glimpse of a Biden

approach in his introduction of his national security team with the announcement, a slight dig at

the president that quote America is back. But how will the incoming administration attempt to repair

the damage at home and abroad that the last four years have inflicted? All of this means it's

more than high time for a return trip to the booth in the back of the double agent bar and grill.

To eavesdrop on the candid discussion of some of the most knowledgeable and experienced national

security experts in the country. And they are Josh Campbell. Josh is a CNN correspondent covering

national security and law enforcement. He's also an adjunct senior fellow with the Center for

New American Security and the author of the book Crossfire Hurricane inside Donald Trump's war

on justice and the FBI. He previously served for over a decade as an FBI special agent conducting

national security investigations both domestically and overseas and was appointed special assistant to

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