Ioffe's candid, full interview was conducted with FRONTLINE during the making of the October 2019 documentary “Zero Tolerance.” This interview was conducted by FRONTLINE’s Jim Gilmore on June 19, 2019. It has been edited for clarity and length. Julia Ioffe is a political correspondent focused on national security and foreign policy for GQ magazine. She has also written for Politico, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker.