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Skullduggery

Whistleblower at the DHS

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

🗓️ 11 September 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Mark Zaid, attorney who is currently representing Brian Murphy - the whistleblower who is accusing Trump appointees of downplaying Russian interference and White supremacist threats - joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Isikoff and Klaidman discuss the on-going controversy surround the Woodward tapes. Then, Zaid talks about the case, the process, and what the possible ramifications are if his client's accusations are indeed found to be true.

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0:00.0

The charge has been a constant one throughout the Trump administration.

0:05.7

The president and his top aides have been manipulating intelligence for political purposes,

0:11.0

playing down or concealing reports that could embarrass the White House or reveal misconduct.

0:17.1

Such allegations were at the heart of the events that led last year to Trump's impeachment,

0:21.5

and they have resurfaced again this week when Brian Murphy, a top homeland security official,

0:26.7

stepped forward with a whistleblower complaint, alleging that he was ordered to stop producing

0:31.7

reports on Russian interference in the U.S. election.

0:35.0

In one case, because, he claims, he was told by acting secretary Chad Wolf, it would

0:41.3

quote, make the president look bad.

0:44.4

We'll talk to Murphy's lawyer, Mark Zaid, yes, the very same Mark Zaid who represented

0:49.5

the whistleblower in the impeachment saga, and we'll discuss the continued controversy

0:53.9

over the bombshell tapes revealed in Bob Woodward's new book on this episode of Skull

0:59.3

Duggery.

1:00.9

Because people have got to know whether or not they're president of the Trump, well,

1:09.6

I'm not a corrupt.

1:10.6

I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostage.

1:13.8

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

1:18.6

tell me it is not.

1:19.6

I did not have sexual relations with that woman.

1:24.0

There will be no lies.

1:26.8

We will honor the American people with the truth and nothing else.

1:38.0

I'm Michael Isigov, Chief Investigative Correspondent for Yahoo News.

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