Spies, Shredders, and Mistaken Identities

Looks at documents. Glances at shredder. Looks at documents.

Published January 26, 2023

Honor, thy name is the Pence staffer who found classified documents and resisted the urge to accidentally let them slip into a shredder. In addition to covering the latest in the Trump-Biden-Pence-Carter documents drama, David and Sarah discuss what’s shaping up to be one of the most egregious cases of spy corruption in American history.

Plus:

-A Georgia grand jury update
-A head-scratcher case of wrongful arrest
-Some thoughts on Florida’s crackdown of the College Board’s African American Studies AP curriculum

Show Notes:

Classified documents discovered at home of former VP Mike Pence

Ex-FBI arrested for alleged money laundering

Georgia election probe report to remain secret for now

DeSantis sparks outrage with rejection of African American studies class

The Dispatch: Academic Freedom for Whom?

G-File: Reading, Writing, and… Black Queer Studies?

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Sarah Isgur

Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals.

David French

David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

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