Invaded from the Underworld Up with Andrew McCabe | Sitdown 10
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 20
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Summary
In this sit-down, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe shares his journey from a street agent investigating Russian organized crime in New York to a top Bureau official. He discusses the sophisticated methods of Russian gangsters, their alliances with American crime families, and their surprising connections to the Kremlin. McCabe also details key cases like the Olympic rigging scandal and operations within Trump Tower, ultimately reflecting on how these 'underworld' infiltrations pose a significant threat to U.S. democracy.Episode description
In the summer of 2017, the FBI's Deputy Director stood firm at the helm of that agency, guiding it through an all-out assault from the realm of mobsters and spies - foreign and domestic… and paid the price. LB sits down with Andrew McCabe to learn about how his early experience at the Bureau - as a street agent investigating Russian Organized Crime in Lucky Luciano's old territory, prepared him for an investigation into a Presidential candidate - who once housed those Kremlin-connected gangsters in his concrete cartel tower.
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