{"id":3491,"date":"2018-05-17T13:58:33","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T18:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=3491"},"modified":"2018-05-17T14:15:11","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T19:15:11","slug":"ae-investigates-probes-russian-spies-in-america-in-two-new-specials-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/17\/ae-investigates-probes-russian-spies-in-america-in-two-new-specials-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A&#038;E Investigates&#8221; Probes Russian Spies in America in Two New Specials [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3490\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/russian-spies-in-america.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/russian-spies-in-america.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/russian-spies-in-america-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/russian-spies-in-america-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/russian-spies-in-america-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/russian-spies-in-america-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>On Monday, June 4, A&amp;E will premiere two new specials exploring the thought-provoking topic of Russian Spies infiltrating America.<\/p>\n<p>At 8PM ET\/PT, A&amp;E Investigates &#8220;<em>The Plot Against America<\/em>&#8221; looks beyond the headlines and goes into the heart of our country to ask the question, is America safe? 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