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The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast

276. Shocking Scheme Put Telecom Exec in Prison After He Refused Govt. Demand to Spy on US Citizens

The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast

Sharyl Attkisson

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4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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The shocking scheme that put a telecom executive, Qwest's Joe Nacchio, in prison after he refused a govt. demand to spy on US citizens.

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0:00.0

Hi everybody, Cheryl Ackison here.

0:09.2

Welcome to another edition of the Cheryl Ackison podcast.

0:13.1

Today, the shocking scheme that put a telecom executive in prison after he refused a government demand to spy on US citizens.

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To understand the level of corruption that's been endemic in our intelligence agency for a long time, we can, I think, look to a story that I covered on full measure a few years ago that still shocks my sensibilities today.

1:21.6

I think about this when I wonder how the dial can be turned back on corruption and all kinds of abuse that

1:30.1

are occurring inside our federal agencies, but particularly our intelligence agencies. As you may know,

1:36.6

they have pushed the limits for really a couple of decades now when it comes to spying on U.S.

1:42.8

citizens, including journalists and members of Congress.

1:46.5

As you know, they spied on me. I'm still active in court trying to get accountability for that

1:52.1

all these years later. And I will say that, of course, there are some fantastic, honest,

1:58.0

hardworking, amazing people working in our intelligence agencies. They're certainly not

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