{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695ea2381c1db1c5bdf7c59b/695ea26f24334d02344b64b0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"We’re Back to Where Mueller Began: Counterintelligence","description":"<p>UPDATE: On the evening Friday January 18th, after production of this episode of Amicus had wrapped, special counsel spokesman Peter Carr issued the following statement: \"BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to the Special Counsel’s Office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen’s Congressional testimony are not accurate.” Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of Buzzfeed News says the publication stands by its reporting.</p><p>Dahlia Lithwick is joined by <a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/13/fbi-cant-neutralize-security-threat-if-president-is-threat/?utm_term=.fdff870a5d02\">Asha Rangappa</a>, a former FBI special agent specializing in counterintelligence investigations and now a senior lecturer at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Together, they unpack the counterintelligence angle of the Mueller probe.</p><p>Please let us know what you think of Amicus. Join the discussion of this episode on <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/amicuspodcast\"><strong>Facebook</strong></a>. Our email is <strong>amicus@slate.com</strong>.</p><p>Podcast production by Sara Burningham.</p><p>This episode is brought to you by the following advertisers: </p><p>Simplisafe, start protecting your home today at <a href=\"http://simplisafe.com/AMICUS\">simplisafe.com/AMICUS</a>.</p><p>The Great Courses Plus, for 50% off your first three months, go to <a href=\"http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/AMICUS\">thegreatcoursesplus.com/AMICUS</a>.</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}