David Priess
Special guest
Chief Operating Officer at Lawfare. Duke PhD. Former CIA. Visiting Fellow @MasonNatSec. Writing books and speaking about presidents and national security. Mostly.
David Priess has been a guest on 32 episodes.
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David Priess on the Coronavirus Shutdown
March 13th, 2020 | 43 mins 24 secs
2020, coronavirus, donald trump, economics, elections, federal reserve, joe biden, politics
On today's Bulwark Podcast, David Priess from Lawfare joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump's response to the Coronavirus, Joe Biden's response, what the Federal Reserve might do, and how the pandemic might change the American economy.
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David Priess on the Debate, the DNI, and Coronavirus
February 26th, 2020 | 44 mins 47 secs
2020, coronavirus, debate, democrats, dni, elections, john ratcliffe, ric grennell
On today's Bulwark Podcast, David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Tuesday's South Carolina Democratic debate, the latest with Coronavirus, and President Trump's plans to replace the Director of National Intelligence.
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David Priess on the Midnight Impeachment Trial
January 21st, 2020 | 42 mins 35 secs
evidence, impeachment, mitch mcconnell, mitt romney, rules, senate, trial, witnesses
On today's Bulwark Podcast, David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the opening hours of the impeachment trial, and what to look for in the coming days on rules, witnesses, and evidence. Plus, a brief look at the 2020 Democratic primaries.
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David Priess on Suleimani and the future of U.S.-Middle East Relations
January 7th, 2020 | 44 mins 34 secs
2020, foreign policy, impeachment, iran, iraq, middle east, qassem suleimani
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Lawfare's David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the killing of Qassem Suleimani, how it impacts U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, the accidental release of the DoD withdrawal letter, and the latest on impeachment.
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David Priess on the Articles of Impeachment
December 10th, 2019 | 46 mins 40 secs
bill barr, christopher wray, durham, impeachment, nafta, narrow impeachment, trade, usmca
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Lawfare's David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the articles of impeachment, the USMCA "new NAFTA" agreement, and the DOJ IG Report and whether or not President Trump will fire Christopher Wray.
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David Priess on the Timing of Impeachment
November 25th, 2019 | 44 mins 40 secs
2020, democrats, disinformation, gop, hearings, impeachment, navy, navy seals, richard spencer, russia, trident, war crimes
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Lawfare's David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discussing the timing of impeachment, from hearings to potential votes, the role of Russian disinformation and the GOP rebuttal, and the firing of Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer.
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David Priess on Impeachment and the Conventional Wisdom
October 11th, 2019 | 46 mins 7 secs
2020, cia, donald trump, gop, impeachment, joe biden, kurds, republicans, senate, whistleblower
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Lawfare's David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent Washington Post item on why the Senate is likelier to remove Trump than you think.
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David Priess on the Whistleblower Complaint
September 19th, 2019 | 34 mins 3 secs
david priess, donald trump, john bolton, nsa, robert o'brien, whistleblower complaint
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Lawfare's David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the anonymous whistleblower complaint, the departure of John Bolton, and new NSA Robert O'Brien and his resume.
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David Priess on Self-Inflicted National Emergencies
August 26th, 2019 | 41 mins 15 secs
2020, 25th amendment, china, cold war, company threats, emergency powers, fear, gaffes, greenland, hurricanes, iceland, legislation, nuclear weapons, tariffs, unplugging
Lawfare's David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss unplugging from the news for a week and what it's like to plug back in, the history of emergency powers and the Cold War, the 25th Amendment and bad judgement, and a look at the 2020 race, gaffes and flubbing.
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David Priess on Replacing the DNI
August 2nd, 2019 | 39 mins 15 secs
2020, dan coats, debates, democrats, dni, donald trump, intelligence, john ratcliffe
On today's Bulwark podcast, Lawfare COO David Priess joins guest host Jim Swift to discuss the Detroit Democratic Debates, and President Trump's plan to replace DNI Dan Coats with Rep. John Ratcliffe from Trump's central casting.
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David Priess Previews the Mueller Hearing
July 23rd, 2019 | 40 mins 58 secs
congress, david priess, debt, deficit, donald trump, fbi, house of representatives, lawfare, mueller hearing, mueller report, robert mueller, spending
David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to preview Wednesday's Mueller hearing.
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David Priess on Impeachment and Consequences
June 5th, 2019 | 30 mins 12 secs
2020, congress, democrats, impeachment, mueller report, nancy pelosi
David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about how Congress is handling the Mueller Report's release, their investigation, and the potential for impeachment by the House. Will Pelosi pull the trigger?
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David Priess on What Mueller Got Right
April 29th, 2019 | 34 mins 51 secs
doj, mueller report, robert mueller
David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent Lawfare story about what Robert Mueller Got Right in his report. Plus, a look at what happens next: investigative hearings, impeachment, or... nothing?
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About Jared Kushner's Security Clearance
March 5th, 2019 | 31 mins 59 secs
congress, donald trump, executive power, jared kushner, national emergency, oversight, security clearance
Lawfare's David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Jared Kushner's security clearance, the use and abuse of executive power, Congressional oversight, and national emergencies.
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Russia, If You're Listening...
February 26th, 2019 | 31 mins 20 secs
doj, donald trump, fbi, kim jong-un, michael cohen, mueller investigation, mueller report, national emergency, north korea, robert mueller, russia, special counsel, trump, vietnam
David Priess from Lawfare joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Mueller Investigation, what we know the Russians did, and how they did it, Michael Cohen's Tuesday hill testimony, the vote to terminate President Trump's declared national emergency, and his trip to Vietnam.
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Removing a President
February 5th, 2019 | 31 mins 54 secs
impeachment, intelligence, president, removal, trump
David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his two books: "The President's Book of Secrets" and "How to Get Rid of a President."