From The Political Scene: Donald Trump’s Dangerous Politicization of America’s Spy Agencies

Welcome to the New Yorker Radio Hour. I'm Adam Howard, one of the producers on the show, and this is a bonus episode of our podcast from our colleagues on the New Yorker's political scene. Tulsi Gaber, the outgoing director of national intelligence, has long been a controversial figure in American politics. But this past week, a bombshell report from the Washington Post raised even more questions about her record in office as both a congresswoman and as the D<unk>I. And then there's her replacement, Bill Poulty, who's a political lightning rod in his own right.

This week, the political scene takes a look at the latest drama surrounding Gabbard, Poulty, and the turmoil in the intelligence community more broadly. during the second Trump administration. Honestly, Jane, I feel like this reflecting pool scandal is maybe the perfect Trump 2.0 scandal. We it's like a a Seinfeldian Seinfeldian is such a great word. It's just the green monster that ate

The creature of the Green Lagoon or whatever it is. It made him mad. It's it the madness of Donald is encapsulated and like he's looking for the saboteurs who just He's gonna start blaming it on communists. That's where this is going. It's going there for sure.

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