About this season
CNN's Jake Tapper dissects six of America's iconic political scandals, sitting down with some of the most famous and infamous figures in US politics.
Episodes (6)
1. Rod Blagojevich
Aired 18 February 2024
Jake sits down with the still-defiant former Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, to try to decode truth from spin in this legendary tale of one of the most corrupt politicians from America’s most corrupt state.
2. Mark Sanford
Aired 18 February 2024
In a uniquely personal episode, Jake unpacks the “Appalachian Trail” scandal of his friend and former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and explores the difference between the politician and the man underneath.
3. John Edwards
Aired 25 February 2024
4. Eliot Spitzer
Aired 3 March 2024
5. Jim McGreevey
Aired 17 March 2024
6. Valerie Plame
Aired 24 March 2024
Jake sits down with Valerie Plame, a former covert CIA spy, outed by her government after her husband blew the whistle on the Bush administration’s faulty rationale for the war in Iraq.