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The Katie Halper Show

Abby Martin: the Empires Files host on being accused of helping Russia hack the election

The Katie Halper Show

Katie Halper

News

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2017

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

We talk to Abby Martin and Mike Prysner, the host and producer of the Empire Files, about why the DNI intelligence report named Martin as responsible for helping Russia Putin hack the elections. Spoiler alert: she didn't. And we go over Trump's presser, the headlines, why the intelligence community needs better interns and more. We also bring up Nando Vila of Fusion and Sam Alcoff of DemocracyNow! and start a larger conversation about the media under Trump. In order to hear the rest of that conversation, which I really recommend, join our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/posts/7760961 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Hi and thank you so much for listening to the Katie Helper show. We have a great show for you today.

0:10.0

It's from our live taping at the Brooklyn Commons. We do that every second Wednesday of the month and on this show we have a great great great great discussion with

0:19.7

Abby Martin who is the host of the Empire Files, but she's also starring in a recently released

0:27.3

Intelligence Report that claims that Vladimir Putin directly interfered in the US presidential elections in order to

0:34.0

undermine Hillary Clinton and boost Donald Trump. And this report that was

0:38.8

put up by the director of national intelligence mentions Abby Martin by name and mentions the role that she and

0:45.3

her show, breaking the set on RT played in allegedly helping elect Donald Trump.

0:51.6

It's very interesting, you'll see that it turns out that show

0:53.6

ended in two years ago but somehow it was prescient enough to cause Hillary Clinton to lose

0:58.7

the election. The report also has no evidence for the claims that there was real interfering and it doesn't say that it affected any vote telling or counting.

1:06.7

So that's all so interesting.

1:08.2

We also talked to Mike Prizner, the producer of the Empire Files, Nandovilla a writer and producer from Fusion who made the documentary

1:16.0

Trumland, and Sam Alkoff, a producer for Democracy Now.

1:19.8

And we introduce a special feature called Ten questions and 10 minutes with journalist

1:23.2

Ben Norton. In order to hear the full interview which you're definitely going to

1:26.8

want to do because it includes a lot of juicy things including live cursing

1:30.4

make sure that you join our Patreon. That's Patreon.

1:32.6

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1:35.5

slash the Katie helper show.

1:36.8

Join and you'll get access to the full rest of the interview.

1:40.5

And we will see you next week.

1:43.2

Thanks, bye.

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