John Heilemann interviews Ron Klain, chief of staff under Vice Presidents Joe Biden and Al Gore and chief counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary during the 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination, in Washington, D.C., on September 20, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 8) Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
John Heilemann interviews Steve Bannon, a conservative firebrand and former advisor to the president, at Bannon's home in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 7) Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
John Heilemann interviews Steve Bannon, a conservative firebrand and former advisor to the president, at Bannon's home in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 7) Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
John Heilemann interviews Steve Bannon, a conservative firebrand and former advisor to the president, at Bannon's home in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 7) Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
John Heilemann interviews Steve Bannon, a conservative firebrand and former advisor to the president, at Bannon's home in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 7) Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
John Heilemann interviews Steve Bannon, a conservative firebrand and former advisor to the president, at Bannon's home in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 7) Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
John Heilemann interviews Steve Bannon, a conservative firebrand and former advisor to the president, at Bannon's home in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 7) Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
John Heilemann interviews Steve Bannon, a conservative firebrand and former advisor to the president, at Bannon's home in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 7) Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
John Heilemann interviews Steve Bannon, a conservative firebrand and former advisor to the president, at Bannon's home in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 7) Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
John Heilemann interviews Steve Bannon, a conservative firebrand and former advisor to the president, at Bannon's home in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 7) Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
John Heilemann interviews Steve Bannon, a conservative firebrand and former advisor to the president, at Bannon's home in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 7) Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
John Heilemann interviews Steve Bannon, a conservative firebrand and former advisor to the president, at Bannon's home in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 7) Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
John Heilemann interviews Steve Bannon, a conservative firebrand and former advisor to the president, at Bannon's home in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 7) Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
John Heilemann interviews Steve Bannon, a conservative firebrand and former advisor to the president, at Bannon's home in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 7) Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
A scene from the production of THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH (Season 3, Episode 06). - Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
Pictured: Mark McKinnon interviews Neil Patel, publisher and co-founder, Geoffrey Ingersol, editor-in-chief, and Vince Coglianese, editorial director, at The Daily Caller in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2018.
A scene from the production of THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH (Season 3, Episode 06). - Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
Pictured: Mark McKinnon sits in on an editorial staff meeting at The Daily Caller in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2018.
A scene from the production of THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH (Season 3, Episode 06). - Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
Pictured: Mark McKinnon interviews Neil Patel, publisher and co-founder of The Daily Caller, at the organization's office in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2018.
A scene from the production of THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH (Season 3, Episode 06). - Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
Pictured: Mark McKinnon talks with Saagar Enjeti, White House correspondent for The Daily Caller, after covering a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2018.
A scene from the production of THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH (Season 3, Episode 06). - Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
Pictured: Mark McKinnon talks with Saagar Enjeti, White House correspondent for The Daily Caller, after covering a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2018.
A scene from the production of THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH (Season 3, Episode 06). - Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
Pictured: Mark McKinnon talks with Saagar Enjeti, White House correspondent for The Daily Caller, after covering a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2018.
A scene from the production of THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH (Season 3, Episode 06). - Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
Pictured: Mark McKinnon interviews Neil Patel, publisher and co-founder, Geoffrey Ingersol, editor-in-chief, and Vince Coglianese, editorial director, at The Daily Caller in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2018.
A scene from the production of THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH (Season 3, Episode 06). - Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
Pictured: Mark McKinnon covers the briefing with Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2018.
A scene from the production of THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH (Season 3, Episode 06). - Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
Pictured: Alex Wagner follows Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), chair of the House Freedom Caucus, on his way to a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 16, 2018.
A scene from the production of THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH (Season 3, Episode 06). - Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
Pictured: Alex Wagner covers hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 16, 2018.
A scene from the production of THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH (Season 3, Episode 05). - Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME
Pictured: John Heilemann interviews former CIA director John Brennan at The Dubliner pub in Washington, D.C., on May 10, 2018.
