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Director of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” and a Producer for NFL Films
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Matthew Dissenger
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'Hard Knocks:' Behind the scenes at LA Rams' training camp After twenty-two years away, the Rams are back in LA. They beat the Dallas Cowboys at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday and will take on the Kansas City Chiefs at home next. The LA Rams have been training at U.C. Irvine. And fans have an all-access pass to training camp thanks to HBO’s “Hard Knocks”, a behind-the-scenes documentary series that follows just one team each season. This year, it's the Rams, and it’s high drama as the team adapts to their new home.
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Accusations of lying fly between James Comey and White House During his testimony Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey accused President Trump and other White House officials of lying when they said the FBI was in disarray and its staff had lost confidence in him. President Trump’s lawyer said Comey was wrong -- that the president never asked for his loyalty, and never asked him to back off the investigation into former NSA director Michael Flynn.
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Previewing James Comey's blockbuster testimony Former FBI director James Comey testifies Thursday in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, but his opening statement has been released. In it, he says he felt pressured by Donald Trump to declare loyalty to him and publicly clear him of any wrongdoing in the Russia investigation.
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Revisiting showrunner Steven Bochco on his memoir Steven Bochco, the writer-producer behind record-breaking Emmy winners Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue, fought battles with everyone from out-of-control actors to network censors in his long career. He isn’t afraid to tell those tales in his memoir, Truth Is a Total Defense. This week we revisit the conversation where he shared some of his favorite stories with us.