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The Asset

In 2016, Donald Trump conspired with a foreign government to become President of the United States. On July 25, 2019, with the 2020 election around the corner, he decided to do it again.The first time... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Cultivating An Asset

Cultivating An Asset

Join us as we go through the murky world of Russian intelligence. In Vladimir Putin’s Russia, the old-style KGB tactics ... Read more

18 Jun 2019

1hr 12mins

Ranked #2

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Extortion

Extortion

On July 25, 2019, Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and asked him for a favor: a public announcement o... Read more

19 Nov 2019

1hr 20mins

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Ranked #3

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Scheming

Scheming

On October 9, 2019, two Soviet-born Florida businessmen, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, were arrested in Dulles Internation... Read more

12 Nov 2019

1hr 7mins

Ranked #4

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Payoff

Payoff

After the election, Russia sought to cash in for its efforts during the election. Collusion didn’t end with the 2016 ele... Read more

23 Jul 2019

1hr 14mins

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Ranked #5

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Conspiring

Conspiring

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election is the most damning document ever p... Read more

16 Jul 2019

1hr 13mins

Ranked #6

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Running

Running

We break down the beginnings of the two campaigns to elect Donald Trump: one run out of Trump Tower, and the other run o... Read more

25 Jun 2019

1hr 5mins

Ranked #7

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Winning

Winning

October 7th, 2016, was one of the most important days in American political history. At 4:03 pm that day, the Access Hol... Read more

9 Jul 2019

1hr 5mins

Ranked #8

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Excerpt of The Asset's Exclusive Interview with former FBI Special Agent Asha Rangappa

Excerpt of The Asset's Exclusive Interview with former FBI Special Agent Asha Rangappa

As an FBI Special Agent, Asha Rangappa specialized in counter intelligence investigations, pursuing threats to our natio... Read more

20 Sep 2019

12mins

Ranked #9

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New Cold War

New Cold War

The fight over Ukraine’s future is key to the Trump-Russia story. It is central to understanding why, in 2016, Russia un... Read more

4 Jun 2019

56mins

Ranked #10

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Cover Up

Cover Up

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report documents not only collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin to win t... Read more

6 Aug 2019

1hr 39mins

Ranked #11

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Hack and Collude

Hack and Collude

Friday, July 22, 2016 was the day it became clear that the 2016 presidential election would be like no other ever experi... Read more

2 Jul 2019

1hr 16mins

Ranked #12

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From Russia With Cash

From Russia With Cash

Russian Money was pouring out of Russia into the US real estate market and Donald Trump was all about it. We follow the ... Read more

29 May 2019

49mins

Ranked #13

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The Sistema

The Sistema

To understand the Russian interference in the 2016 election, it is essential to understand Vladimir Putin. And to unders... Read more

21 May 2019

44mins

Ranked #14

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Bankrupt

Bankrupt

Donald Trump’s businesses failed; a lot. He bankrupted hotels, casinos, an airline and—even an entire football league. A... Read more

14 May 2019

43mins

Ranked #15

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BONUS - This Week In Impeachment: November 15

BONUS - This Week In Impeachment: November 15

Producer Peter Ogburn sits down with host Max Bergmann to find out what happened This Week in Impeachment. We discuss th... Read more

16 Nov 2019

9mins

Ranked #16

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A Rock and a Hard Place

A Rock and a Hard Place

Donald Trump’s efforts to extort the Ukrainian government for his own political gain are now at the center of the ongoin... Read more

4 Nov 2019

59mins

Ranked #17

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The Ukraine Affair

The Ukraine Affair

On July 25, Trump had a phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky, the recently-elected president of Ukraine. According to note... Read more

10 Oct 2019

35mins

Ranked #18

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BONUS - This Week in Impeachment: November 25, 2019

BONUS - This Week in Impeachment: November 25, 2019

Producer Peter Ogburn sits down with host Max Bergmann to find out what happened This Week in Impeachment. We discuss th... Read more

25 Nov 2019

12mins

Ranked #19

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Whirlwind

Whirlwind

The scandal of Russian interference became Topic # 1 in the first six months of 2017. In a whirlwind of bombshell storie... Read more

7 May 2019

33mins

Ranked #20

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Trailer: Polezni Durak is Russian for Useful Idiot

Trailer: Polezni Durak is Russian for Useful Idiot

For decades, Donald Trump has cultivated Russian money and investment to keep his hotels and other business interests af... Read more

26 Apr 2019

6mins

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