The Whistleblowers: Inside the Trump Administration

The Whistleblowers: Inside the Trump Administration

THE WHISTLEBLOWERS: INSIDE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, hosted by former DHS official turned anonymous whistleblower and “Blowback” author Miles Taylor, will bring you into the room – and into the lives – of the high-ranking officials and frontline public servants who tried to bring order to the chaos of the Trump years, while grappling with the most difficult decision of their lives: whether to openly speak the truth. They knew that doing so meant near-certain retribution, costing them their homes, jobs, marriages, safety ... and changing the course of history.

Episodes

July 6, 2023 2 mins

Welcome to The Whistleblowers: Inside the Trump Administration.

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Decorated U.S. Air Force veteran and NSA contractor Reality Winner comes across a top secret document that sheds light on one of the biggest scandals in American history. The White House isn’t telling the truth. Reality must decide: would a true patriot leak it, or look the other way? 

 

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July 13, 2023 45 mins

In Sept. 2018, the New York Times publishes an anonymous essay by a Trump administration official. The explosive op-ed reveals presidential misconduct and a White House on the brink. Series host Miles Taylor considers blowing the whistle, knowing it might destroy his life.

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July 20, 2023 47 mins

After the FBI director is fired, Andrew McCabe finds himself in the top job – and in the President’s crosshairs. He must choose between his new boss and the Bureau. Then his family winds up in the firing line too. What he does next will have impact far beyond the Justice Department. 

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July 27, 2023 49 mins

When Lt. Colonel Alex Vindman’s family flees the Soviet Union, they’re in search of the American dream. That includes the right to speak truth to power, without retribution. But when Vindman testifies at the President’s first impeachment, that dream is called into question. 

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August 3, 2023 45 mins

As the homeland security advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, Olivia Troye is the go-to “crisis person.” But when a dangerous new virus emerges in January 2020, Olivia is forced to grapple with a leadership crisis – and revelations that send shockwaves through the U.S. political system.

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August 17, 2023 39 mins

When the White House sends an operative to quietly take over a little-known federal agency, the shake-up is anything but smooth: mass firings, bizarre hires, accusations of sex in the office. The only thing preventing the agency from imploding? A team of public servants who refuse to shut up. 

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White House communications director Stephanie Grisham and congressman Denver Riggleman were once darlings of the GOP. That is, until they voiced alarm about the President. They’re cast into the political wilderness, where they discover that retribution is swift and brutal. 

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