Former CIA and NSA attorney Jim Petrila explains the legal decisions about covert action, presidential power, and the legal guardrails surrounding America’s intelligence agencies. He argues that the Trump-era expansion of executive power, combined with the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling and the dismantling of institutional oversight, represents a fundamental threat to the rule of law.
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The Corruption of American Intelligence (with Julia Curlee)
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The National Security Council Purge (with Julia Curlee)
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CIA's Best-Kept Secret: It Was Fun (with Paul Kolbe & Doug Wise)
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