‘Real Journalism’: How Courage Fueled The Federalist’s Award-Winning Russia Collusion Hoax Reporting
Federalist Radio Hour
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🗓️ 16 December 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Read more of The Federalist's award-winning journalism exposing the plot to destroy President Donald Trump here.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, Federalist Radio Hour friends. |
| 0:02.9 | It's your amiable host and Experian Sherpa, Matt Kittle. |
| 0:07.5 | You know, I have the good fortune of talking to some of the most interesting people, |
| 0:11.8 | thought leaders, in politics and culture today. |
| 0:15.3 | They're shining light on some very dark places in our government |
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| 0:21.8 | republic, this last best hope for liberty. |
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| 1:21.9 | I'm Matt Kittal's senior elections correspondent at the Federalist and your experience |
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| 1:44.6 | Our guests today are the Federalist-owned senior legal correspondent Margo Cleveland |
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