"The Pentagon LIED!" - Vatican Lawyer on the WORST Cover-Ups | Danny Sheehan

What happened in this episode?

Danny Sheehan, a US attorney who describes himself as having worked on major national-security and civil-liberties cases, tells Julian Dorey that the official handling of the 1974 death of union organiser Karen Silkwood concealed what he alleges was a covert diversion of bomb-grade plutonium from Kerr-McGee’s Oklahoma nuclear facility. Sheehan claims Silkwood located documents indicating more than 40 pounds of highly enriched plutonium were missing, and alleges she was killed while en route to deliver material to a New York Times reporter; he also accuses corporate security personnel of wiretapping and radioactive contamination of her home.

The conversation then turns to Sheehan’s account of the Pentagon Papers litigation. He recalls advising the New York Times to publish, describes the government’s effort to secure an injunction, and argues the First Amendment deprives courts of authority to impose prior restraint absent an extraordinary showing. He also discusses newsroom interactions with intelligence agencies and rejects what he calls “catastrophic” national-security warnings as often unproven.

Later, Sheehan alleges that covert intelligence-linked money was used to punish US lawmakers who scrutinised the CIA, including claims involving the Nugan Hand Bank and purported heroin-derived funds. He frames these episodes as part of a broader critique of secrecy and propaganda, and briefly references his later work and organisational efforts to fund investigations through public donations.

What are the key points?

• Sheehan alleges Karen Silkwood’s 1974 death was a targeted killing linked to missing bomb-grade plutonium documents.
• He names Kerr-McGee security leadership and claims corporate security surveilled Silkwood, wiretapped phones, and contaminated her home.
• Sheehan gives a first-person account of advising the New York Times to publish the Pentagon Papers and resisting a publication pause.
• He claims government lawyers sought to stop publication while declining to specify alleged harms due to classification, even to a judge.
• Sheehan alleges “millions” in covert-linked funding targeted senators after intelligence oversight, citing Nugan Hand Bank routing and heroin-linked proceeds.

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• Danny Sheehan

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Julian Dorey Daily

Published

19 September 2026

Duration

1h 0m

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