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Ed Helms Talks FBI Break-ins and Government Surveillance

2024/9/8
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Ed Helms discusses his podcast, "Snafu," which details the FBI break-in that exposed their extensive surveillance practices. The break-in revealed the FBI's focus on political activists and the courage of reporter Betty Medsker, who published the leaked documents.
  • The FBI break-in exposed their excessive surveillance of political activists.
  • Reporter Betty Medsker bravely published the leaked FBI documents.
  • The break-in led to congressional oversight of the FBI, CIA, and NSA.

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Actor, writer, producer, and former Daily Show correspondent Ed Helms joins Michael Kosta to discuss the new season of his podcast SNAFU, which recounts the FBI break-in that exposed the FBI’s excessive surveillance tactics. 

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