Welcome back to Talking Feds, prosecutors round table that brings together prominent

former federal officials for a dynamic discussion of the most important legal topics of the day.

I'm Harry Litman.

I'm a former United States Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General and a current

Washington Post columnist.

Today we're in Austin, Texas, which more than lives up to its image as a super cool and

fun town.

At the Texas Tribune Festival in the Library at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and

in fact we are here right next to the Governor Rick Perry balcony.

And as some of you know, the governor himself figures in the events of the last week.

He was dispatched in place of Vice President Pence, considered a bit of a come down to the

inauguration of President Zelensky of Ukraine.

Anyway we are joined by a really stellar panel of Feds to help us understand what's perhaps

been the most blockbuster week in two years.

To move directly to it just let me introduce First Frank Fageliusi returns to talk

Feds.

Frank, as you all well know as a former FBI Assistant Director and an NBC News National

Security contributor.

Frank great to have you as always.

Good to be in person with you in Austin.

Next we're joined for the first time on Talking Feds by Natasha Bertrand, the National Security

correspondent at Politico and MSNBC contributor as well, who has, I've got to say, broken

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