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Rational Security

A weekly discussion of national security and foreign policy matters featuring Lawfare senior editors Scott R. Anderson, Quinta Jurecic, and Alan Rozenshtein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for... Read more

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The "Probing the Probe" Edition

The "Probing the Probe" Edition

Republicans question the integrity of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. President Trump says he will move the US em... Read more

15 Dec 2017

48mins

Ranked #2

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The "Decertified" Edition

The "Decertified" Edition

President Trump says Iran is not living up to the “spirit” of the deal to curtail its nuclear program. Russian trolls an... Read more

19 Oct 2017

56mins

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The "RexSec" Edition

The "RexSec" Edition

The CIA concludes that Russian hackers tried to help Donald Trump get elected. Trump will nominate Exxon CEO Rex Tillers... Read more

15 Dec 2016

56mins

Ranked #4

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The "No Morka" Edition

The "No Morka" Edition

Donald Trump was pursuing business in Russia at the same time he was running for president. Two Cabinet secretaries dist... Read more

30 Aug 2017

50mins

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The "I Love a Parade" Edition

The "I Love a Parade" Edition

Is the intelligence oversight process as we know it dead? We delve into the education of Kim Jong Un. And FBI emails sho... Read more

8 Feb 2018

51mins

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The “How Many Elephants Make a Stampede?” Edition

The “How Many Elephants Make a Stampede?” Edition

Leading GOP lawmakers say there’s nothing normal about the Trump administration. The deaths of four Americans in Niger r... Read more

25 Oct 2017

47mins

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The "State of the #Memo" Edition

The "State of the #Memo" Edition

Major developments in the Russia probe as House Republicans move to declassify a mysterious memo and the FBI’s No. 2 ste... Read more

1 Feb 2018

49mins

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The “Quid, Meet Quo” Edition

The “Quid, Meet Quo” Edition

The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine delivers devastating testimony about a quid pro quo. The White House chief of staff say... Read more

24 Oct 2019

52mins

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The "Out Like Flynn" Edition

The "Out Like Flynn" Edition

Michael Flynn’s phone calls and new revelations from the Steele dossier raise questions about Russian influence. An appe... Read more

14 Feb 2017

50mins

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The "Intelligence Porn" Edition

The "Intelligence Porn" Edition

FBI Director James Comey says the idea he could have swayed the presidential election makes him “mildly nauseous.” Presi... Read more

3 May 2017

54mins

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The "Privileged Executive" Edition

The "Privileged Executive" Edition

The White House asserts executive privilege over the Mueller report, and House Democrats move to hold Attorney General B... Read more

8 May 2019

49mins

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"The Smoke and the Gun" Edition

"The Smoke and the Gun" Edition

The first signs of potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia emerge. State Department employees say they... Read more

5 Jul 2017

48mins

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"The Sessions Deathwatch" Edition

"The Sessions Deathwatch" Edition

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee about his contacts with Russia. New in... Read more

14 Jun 2017

55mins

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The "Beleaguered" Edition

The "Beleaguered" Edition

President Trump attacks Attorney General Jeff Sessions over Hillary Clinton and Russia. Jared Kushner talks to congressi... Read more

26 Jul 2017

46mins

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The "Mar-a-Lago Thumb Drive Lady" Edition

The "Mar-a-Lago Thumb Drive Lady" Edition

A White House official claims more than two dozen denials for security clearances were overturned. Six months after Saud... Read more

3 Apr 2019

56mins

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The "Sensitive Compartmented Kushner" Edition

The "Sensitive Compartmented Kushner" Edition

Why does senior White House adviser Jared Kushner have a security clearance? President Trump comes back from a summit me... Read more

7 Mar 2019

56mins

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The "Purge" Edition

The "Purge" Edition

The White House launches a purge at the Homeland Security Department. Some prosecutors in Robert Mueller’s office are fr... Read more

10 Apr 2019

49mins

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The "Stone Cold Polar Vortex" Edition

The "Stone Cold Polar Vortex" Edition

Roger Stone is indicted in the Mueller probe. Venezuela teeters on the brink of economic and political collapse. And Ame... Read more

31 Jan 2019

56mins

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The "Bloody Nose" Edition

The "Bloody Nose" Edition

The Trump administration signals it may launch a military strike on North Korea—or not. The U.S. announces it’s cutting ... Read more

11 Jan 2018

50mins

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The "Calm Before the Storm" Edition

The "Calm Before the Storm" Edition

Julian Assange is taken into British custody, and the United States wants him to stand trial here. President Trump vetoe... Read more

17 Apr 2019

46mins

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