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Show Notes
Today's headlines: WNBA athlete Brittney Griner pleading guilty in Russia to drug charges. New reporting that FBI Directors Andrew McCabe and James Comey were both selected for an extremely invasive and rare IRS tax audit during Trump's administration. Intelligence agencies from the UK and the FBI made a rare joint address warning of Chinese economic espionage. Finally, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has taken the hint and resigned.
Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:
- NY Times: Russia Hints at Linking Griner’s Case to Fate of ‘Merchant of Death’
- NY Times: Comey and McCabe, Who Infuriated Trump, Both Faced Intensive I.R.S. Audits
- Washington Post: IRS asks Treasury watchdog to probe Comey, McCabe tax audits
- Aljazeera: MI5, FBI chiefs warn of ‘game-changing’ challenges from China
- FBI: The Threat Posed by the Chinese Government and the Chinese Communist Party to the Economic and National Security of the United States
- BBC News: Johnson will stay on but only as caretaker PM, new cabinet agrees
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