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The Marie Yovanovitch Interview

Gaslit Nation

Gaslit Nation

Politics, Society & Culture, News

4.7 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

This week's special episode opens with a news round-up, asking once again–who paid $500,000 to bail George Santos out of jail, and what do they expect in return? Nikki Halely's genocidal hate speech against trans people gets fact-checked. (Halely is reportedly the Kushner's horse in the race in their attempt at a comeback.) Mike Pence formally announced he's running for president, presenting an opportunity on the debate stage to talk about that time Trump's violent mob chanted, "Hang Mike Pence!" 

At the top of the show, there's a special highlight of Russia's explosion of a dam in the southern Ukraine region of Kherson, flooding the homes of thousands of people as well as drowning a zoo. To explain the stakes for Ukraine and the world in its existential struggle against Russia's genocidal invasion, Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch drops by Gaslit Nation. Ambassador Yovanovitch was targeted by the dark web of corruption driven by Trump and Rudy Giuliani. She shares her harrowing story in her inspiring memoir Lessons from the Edge, out now in paperback with a new afterword. 

Got questions? We got answers! This week's bonus episode out Friday will provide a deep dive on the news, point to where things are headed, and answer questions from our listeners at the Democracy Defender level and higher. To submit your questions and get access to bonus shows, live events and our full back catalog of bonus episodes, be sure to subscribe to Gaslit Nation on Patreon! We'll be back with a live taping of Gaslit Nation on Tuesday June 27 at 12pm EST with Russian mafia expert Olga Lautman. If you're signed up at the Truth-teller level or higher, look out for a link sent to your inbox the morning of the event on how to join. We look forward to seeing you there and invite you to drop your questions in the chat! 

Show Notes:

 

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0:00.0

But Mr. Santos, doesn't the public deserve to know who paid for your bail?

0:05.0

Why won't you tell your constituents who pay $500,000 to keep you out of prison?

0:11.0

You can't take your toes?

0:13.0

I'm glad you're walking again.

0:15.0

Well, can you tell us about the $500,000?

0:18.0

I'm not telling you on you, Mauna.

0:20.0

Why is it so important to protect their identities?

0:22.6

Because it is.

0:23.6

I'm Andrea Chalupa, a journalist and filmmaker, and the writer and producer of the journalistic thriller, Mr. Jones, about Russia's genocide famine

0:39.1

in Ukraine. The film The Kremlin doesn't want you to see, so be sure to watch it. And this is Gaslit Nation,

0:44.8

a podcast covering corruption in the United States and rising autocracy around the world.

0:49.4

And our opening clip was disgraced Republican rep George Santos, keeping us all in suspense over who paid his

0:56.7

$500,000 bond to keep him out of jail. As I said on a recent episode, Santos is just the tip of the

1:06.3

iceberg of Steve Bannon's corruption racket. We will, of course, have more on this story in this

1:12.8

week's bonus episode out later this week. Ask yourself, who would bail you out for half a million

1:17.8

dollars? I mean, I don't, it's a very, maybe, I'm hoping my husband. I don't know how much

1:24.1

he'd really get out of that. Gassett Nation is out with a new book, Dictatorship, it's easier than you think.

1:30.4

Every month we're giving away a copy to thank our community on Patreon.

1:33.8

Be sure to sign up to be considered for that by supporting the show at the truth title level

1:38.6

or higher at patreon.com forward slash gaslit.

1:42.3

And you will hear our very own Judge Lackey, the narrator of

1:47.0

dictatorship. It's easier than you think in today's end credits. Thanks to everyone who supports

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