United States of Scandal
Overview
CNN's Jake Tapper dissects six of America's iconic political scandals, sitting down with some of the most famous and infamous figures in US politics.
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Seasons
Season 1 (2024)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Rod Blagojevich
2024-02-18Jake sits down with the still-defiant former Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, to try to decode truth from spin in this legendary tale of one of the most corrupt politicians from America’s most corrupt state.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: Mark Sanford
2024-02-18In a uniquely personal episode, Jake unpacks the “Appalachian Trail” scandal of his friend and former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and explores the difference between the politician and the man underneath.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: John Edwards
2024-02-25Episode 4: Eliot Spitzer
2024-03-03Episode 5: Jim McGreevey
2024-03-17Episode 6: Valerie Plame
2024-03-24Jake sits down with Valerie Plame, a former covert CIA spy, outed by her government after her husband blew the whistle on the Bush administration’s faulty rationale for the war in Iraq.
Runtime: N/A min
Season 2 (2025)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: ABSCAM
2025-03-09Jake examines the FBI's sting operation ABSCAM, which blurred lines between entrapment and justice.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: Enron
2025-03-16Jake questions how far blind faith can go before disaster strikes.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: Anita Hill
2025-03-23Jake meets with Anita Hill to revisit the explosive Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: Lance Armstrong
2025-03-30The downfall of Lance Armstrong reveals how his golden boy image masked a web of lies.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: Anna Delvey
2025-04-06Episode 6: Episode 6
2025-04-13Videos
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