Episode list

James Comey served as the Director of the FBI (until he was fired by President Trump), the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York at the very highest levels of the Justice Department.

Preet Bharara served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, a storied office with a reputation for prosecuting some of the biggest and most interesting cases in the country. In that role, Preet led numerous high profile financial fraud and public corruption investigations.

Andrew McCabe served as the Deputy Director and briefly the Acting Director of the FBI at the end of a fascinating career in federal law enforcement.

Lisa Monaco's last job in public service was as the Homeland Security Adviser to President Barack Obama a position that exposed her to some of the most difficult and perplexing issues in the nation, though she has held many fascinating and important jobs in government.

Jim Baker ran the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review at the Justice Department both before and after 9/11, the office responsible for handling extraordinarily sensitive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) applications.

Sally Yates rose through the ranks of the Justice Department over the course of a 27 year career to serve as the Deputy Attorney General of the United States-the second highest ranking position in DOJ.

Nicolle Wallace has had a fascinating career at the intersection of journalism, politics, and public service.

Barbara McQuade served as a federal prosecutor in Detroit for nearly two decades, first as an Assistant United States Attorney and then as the Senate confirmed United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Former colleagues routinely describe Pat Fitzgerald as the finest federal prosecutor they have ever known. Humble, honest, and brilliant, Pat served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Manhattan for more than a decade, before becoming the United States Attorney the chief federal prosecutor in Chicago.

James Comey discusses his return to public service as a federal prosecutor in Richmond, Virginia, his approach to violent crime and public corruption in that city, and how the prosecution of a Richmond minister later informed his decision in the Martha Stewart case.

Every President takes the oath of office, but what happens when it's tested?