Topic: Hacked Emails

Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks testified to the House Intelligence Committee that one of her email accounts was hacked during the 2016 campaign. While the FBI previously warned the Trump Organization about overseas hacking attempts, the source of the Hicks leak is suspected to be within the committee. Media coverage has emphasized the "foreign hacker" narrative, implying Russian involvement without definitive proof.

Donald Trump's press conference remarks regarding Hillary Clinton's 30,000 missing emails were widely interpreted by the media as a request for Russia to hack the U.S. The actual context shows Trump suggesting that if Russia already has the emails, the press would reward them for finding them. This discrepancy is highlighted as an example of the "telephone game" in modern media reporting.

Hacked emails from former NATO Supreme Commander Philip Breedlove reveal he was privately lobbying to arm the Ukrainian government against President Obama's wishes. The correspondence shows Breedlove working with officials like Victoria Nuland to escalate the conflict and bypass the White House's reluctance to provide lethal aid.

The hacker known as Guccifer releases personal emails belonging to former Secretary of State Colin Powell, revealing a long-term relationship with a Romanian woman. The hosts argue the hack is a form of "messaging" to public figures that no one's private communications are safe from exposure.