David Shimer and John Brennan: How Russia Rigged Democracy

Russia’s interference in the 2016 election wasn’t a new problem with our Cold War adversary. Their meddling in 2016 marked only the latest chapter of a hidden and revelatory history. In his new book Rigged, David Shimer tells the sweeping story of covert electoral interference past and present. He exposes decades of secret operations—by the KGB, the CIA and Vladimir Putin's Russia—to shape electoral outcomes.

John Brennan, as director of the CIA during the 2016 election, was at the forefront of this issue. In January 2017, Brennan, along with former FBI Director James Comey and others, briefed President-elect Donald Trump on the Russian interference efforts. Following his departure, he became a vocal critic of the Trump administration, culminating in Trump taking the unprecedented step of revoking his security clearance in 2018.

Both Shimer and Brennan believe that understanding 2016 as one battle in a much longer war is essential to understanding the critical threat currently posed to America's electoral sovereignty. With less than six months until the 2020 election, join us for a conversation for two leading voices on a critical issue.

SPEAKERS

David Shimer
Doctoral Student in International Relations, University of Oxford; Author, Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference

John Brennan
Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2013-2017)

In Conversation with Laura Rosenberger
Director, Alliance for Securing Democracy; Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund

[faithvirtue]

This entire discussion was beyond offensive.

[carnivaltym]

Hard to take anyone seriously who thinks America's record of effecting regime change around the world does not dwarf that of Russia!

[robertpoen]

10:00 If you're waiting for someone to ask Brennan about the 2009 Honduran coup, don't hold your breath.

[VickiNikolaidis]

So we have a two-party system which actively silences other ideas, the debates are junior high level if that, the political system is drenched in money while people die in the streets, and lobbyists write policy, computer voting is non-representative unlike paper balloting, USA soldiers fight all over the world as proxies for Israel, everyone in Congress signs letters of support for Israel . . .but we shouldn't think of any of that but shiver under our covers at night because the Russians are coming? Please consider this your practice book and write your next on Israeli interference. with respect, Vicki

[Orf]

0:30 Laura Rosenberger says she's had the "pleasure of working with" John Brennan

[MM-muby]

Nothing can stop what is coming Brennan THEY HAVE IT ALL🤣.

[jcope]

Shouldn't brennan be in prison...

[Nonukes]

I've seen Fear within
Mr. Breenan is about too become
President Trumps 2nd Term Target
John is concerned, he should be.
Fear the Trumps Power's.
DT2020 DT2020

[johnmitchell]

ITS OCT OF THE PLAYERS INCL. OBUMBUM, SHOULD BE INDICTED

[bencarroll]

Mr. Shimer. "Uhm" is not an acceptable conversational placeholder. I'm offering that criticism here, since your politics and prose interview with Professor Snyder had the comments disabled. The comment is no less relevant to this exchange. You may be brilliant. That jury is still out. You are not, however, an effective public speaker, and should take that to heart. Listening to you is like listening to a CD that skips.