WAR ON THE HILL: Inside Congress with Tim Burchett | Ep72 | Going Rogue with Lara Logan

WAR ON THE HILL: Inside Congress with Tim Burchett | Ep72 | Going Rogue with Lara Logan

From Going Rogue with Lara Logan by Lara Logan

March 20, 2026 · 1h 13m · Season 1 · Episode 72

About this episode

Lara interviews Congressman Tim Burchett about government dysfunction, corruption, and foreign influence in Congress.

In this episode, Lara interviews Congressman Tim Burchett from Tennessee about government dysfunction, corruption, and foreign influence. Burchett criticizes Congress’s slow pace, the subversion of executive orders, and the misuse of taxpayer money—especially funds sent to Afghanistan that end up with the Taliban. They discuss the influence of unelected bureaucrats, dark money, and foreign ownership of U.S. industries. Accountability, transparency, and active citizen engagement is critical to combat political inertia and restore trust in American democracy. 00:00:00-Congress in Gridlock: Why Nothing Gets Done 00:02:31-Deep State Sabotage: Biden Appointees, NGOs & Taliban Funding 00:04:33-Follow the Money: How NGOs and Dark Money Corrupt Washington 00:09:10-Voting Games: Why Congress Hides from Accountability 00:12:38-Billions to the Taliban: US Taxpayer Funds, Terrorist Regimes & UN Loopholes 00:17:04-Trump vs. Congress: Executive Orders, Deep State, and Political Inertia 00:20:29-Election Chaos: Impeachment Threats, Stolen Votes, and Political Retaliation 00:24:54-Why Grassroots Candidates Are Sabotaged: Rhinos, GOP Betrayal & Dark Money 00:30:06-Insider Trading in…

People in this episode

Host: Lara Logan

Guest: Tim Burchett

Topics covered

  • government dysfunction
  • corruption
  • foreign influence
  • accountability
  • transparency
  • political inertia
  • citizen engagement

Keywords

  • Congress
  • corruption
  • foreign influence
  • taxpayer money
  • Taliban
  • dark money
  • accountability
  • transparency

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Taliban, NGOs, Congress, UN, GOP

Places: Tennessee, America, China

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