Jeff Stein, SpyTalk columnist for the Washington Post, discusses how Jane 'Israeli Asset' Harman’s resignation from Congress will cost the CIA a staunch ally; the 2009 Harman wiretap scandal allegedly involving Haim Saban, Alberto Gonzales, Nancy Pelosi, warrantless wiretapping and the House Intelligence Committee chairmanship; how Harman’s flippant 'foot race challenge' to Stein turned the scandal into a sideshow that quickly disappeared from media coverage; and why a news story unflattering...
04/21/09 – Jeff Stein – The Scott Horton Show
Jeff Stein, Spy Talk columnist for Congressional Quarterly, discusses his breaking news story about the alleged NSA wiretap recording of Rep. Jane Harmon agreeing to intervene on behalf of two AIPAC employees accused of espionage in exchange for help getting appointed chair of the House Intelligence Committee and why then-Attorney General Gonzales intervened to close the case before it could really begin.
