Trump Had At Least 3 Chinese Spy Balloons + A Conversation with Frank Figliuzzi

About this episode

Michael Cohen and Frank Figliuzzi discuss the legal implications of recent events in Washington DC, including espionage and gun legislation.

Mea Cilpa welcomes our good friend Frank Figliuzzi to help us figure out the legal ramification of everything going on in Washington DC. Figliuzzi is a national security contributor and regular columnist for NBC News and MSNBC. At one time, Figliuzzi was the assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI. He served 25 years as a special agent and directed all espionage investigations across the entire government. He is also the author of the national bestseller “ The FBI Way: Inside the Bureau ’ s Code of Excellence. ” Michael and Frank dig into bad cops, gun legislation, and the justice department.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Cohen

Guest: Frank Figliuzzi

Topics covered

• Chinese Spy Balloons
• legal ramifications
• national security
• espionage investigations
• gun legislation
• justice department

Keywords

• Trump
• Chinese Spy Balloons
• Frank Figliuzzi
• FBI
• national security
• gun legislation
• justice department

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBC News, MSNBC, FBI

Books & works: The FBI Way: Inside the Bureau’s Code of Excellence

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