Guest host Linda Olson-Osterlund talks to Michael German, a former Special Agent with the FBI specializing in domestic terrorism and covert operations, about his recent piece "What in the world is Adam Schiff thinking with his domestic terrorism bill?" for The Hill, which states that Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, "recently called Barr 'the second-most dangerous man in the country,' for his expansive view of executive power and his apparent willingness to serve President Donald Trump’s personal interests rather than the nation’s. So why has Rep. Schiff introduced a bill that would give Attorney General Barr arbitrary discretion to lay domestic terrorism charges against political opponents of President Donald Trump for conduct as inconsequential as mere threats and vandalism?
Michael German is a former Special Agent with the FBI specializing in domestic terrorism and covert operations. His most recent book Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy (New Press, 2019) is available Sept 10, 2019.