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The Gist

Alex Gibney's Citizen K

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

Daily News, News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

On The Gist, Chuck Todd did good. In the interview, documentarian Alex Gibney is here to discuss his newest film, Citizen K, about former Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Putin's Russia. They discuss what led to Khodorkovsky's exile, and the way his story reveals the current state of Russian affairs. In the Spiel, Mike's Thanksgiving weekend. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The following recording may contain explicit language.

0:02.8

I can't get more explicit than may.

0:05.6

Let's just say it may.

0:06.9

["Made a

0:29.9

Who would recognize the shading of the truth that Kennedy was involved in, and who would react with appropriate

0:35.4

iron?" really well done.

0:36.9

Let's listen."

0:37.9

I believe the reporting by the Washington Examiner.

0:41.0

You should read the articles, Chuck.

0:42.7

They're very well documented, and I believe that a Ukrainian district court, in December

0:49.0

of 2018, slapped down several Ukrainian officials for meddling in our election as a violation

0:57.2

of Ukrainian law.

0:58.2

Now, I didn't report those facts.

1:01.0

Reputable journalists reported those facts.

1:03.1

Does that mean that Ukrainian leaders were more aggressive than Russian?

1:09.6

No, Russia was very aggressive, and they're much more sophisticated.

1:13.3

Okay, stop it here.

1:14.8

Up until now, this had been a hard-hitting interview where Todd rightly pushed back on

1:18.6

most of Kennedy's descriptions and characterizations.

1:21.9

He was justifiably skeptical.

1:24.2

Then Kennedy goes all fancy bear on us, and Todd just can't believe it.

1:28.9

Here now is that.

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