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Rational Security

The "Rubicon: Crossed?" Edition

Rational Security

The Lawfare Institute

News, Foreignpolicy, Nationalsecurity, Politics, Government, Middleeast

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

This week, the gang talks about the explosive revelations of a whistleblower regarding a phone call that Trump had with the president of Ukraine. What's the political and legal significance? What does it mean for U.S. national security? And how is an impeachment inquiry likely to proceed?

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0:00.0

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0:11.0

So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.

0:15.0

Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply.

0:20.0

Check the Uber app. Shane, you look a little tired.

0:25.8

Do I really?

0:27.7

Has scupa Palusa,

0:29.4

warn you out?

0:30.4

Listen, you know Susan, who needs sleep, it turns out?

0:33.0

I've never had young children, but it must feel like this.

0:36.0

I don't know that it's this exciting.

0:39.0

Okay, so wait, on Friday, I can't even remember what day of the week it is you broke that the whistleblower

0:45.0

complaint involved the president of Ukraine? No first we did that and I think it was

0:49.8

I can't remember that first it was that it was a presidential communication and some kind of promise.

0:54.7

And then it was that it was Ukraine. Okay. And then I've lost track.

1:00.4

And what comes next, Shane?

1:02.0

Dun, Dun, Dun, I think we're all going to find out.

1:07.0

Shane Harris, you are very good at your job.

1:10.0

Happy to be here, Susan.

1:12.0

Welcome to the podcast.

1:14.1

Hello and welcome to the podcast.

1:18.2

Hello and welcome to Rational Security,

1:20.4

the Rubicon Crossed edition.

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