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Gaslit Nation

Traitors in the FBI

Gaslit Nation

Gaslit Nation

Politics, Society & Culture, News

4.74.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Gaslit Nation has been studying Russian oligarch-aiding FBI traitors since our podcast launched in 2018, and what did we get for our diligent efforts? Yet another traitor! This week we discuss the indictment of Charlie McGonigal, the former top counterintelligence official in the New York field office who was secretly working for mega-oligarch Oleg Deripaska while pretending to investigate him. (You may remember Deripaska from our classic T-shirt slogan "You can't make a deal with the guy who won the aluminum wars in the car bomb 1990s in Russia, you just can't." Rolls right off the tongue!)
 
We analyze the McGonigal case in the context of familiar Gaslit Nation topics – the top heads of the FBI who went on to work for the Russian mafia, how James Comey betrayed America to serve Semyon Mogilevich, the strange behavior of the FBI and the media during the 2016 election, the partnership between Deripaska and Paul Manafort, the partnership between Deripaska and Mitch McConnell, the desire of McConnell to make Merrick Garland head of the FBI as all this illegal activity was transpiring, and how the McGonigal case and general FBI treason affects Russia's war on Ukraine. This episode was recorded during our second ever Gaslit Nation Live Event and we thank everyone who showed up for this historic occasion!
 
For our bonus, which will be out on Friday, we answered a LOT of questions from our Patreon subscribers! You can listen to our Q & As if you subscribe at the Truth-Teller level or higher, and you can send in your own question and get it answered in depth by subscribing at the Democracy Defender level or higher.
 
Times are tough in media, politics, and life and we are VERY grateful to you for keeping our show going! While other sites put up paywalls, we have kept our weekly Gaslit Nation episodes free and provided free transcripts to keep it as accessible as possible during this information war. We also have been able to retain and pay the same small staff of four people for nearly five years. Thanks to you all for supporting truly independent media, please keep it coming!
 
Show Notes:
 
Our opening song was "We Can't Breathe" with music by Rayna Zemel & Chief Wakil, and lyrics by Chief Wakil & Kelli Wakili. You can find Rayna on Instagram @rayzemel and @wintersrockentertainment, and on Soundcloud at soundcloud.com/rayzemi.
 
Correction to live taping: Special Counsel John Durham didn't indict computer scientists, only a cybersecurity lawyer in regards to the Trump-Alfa Bank allegations: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/us/politics/trump-alfa-bank-indictment.html
 
Former Senior F.B.I. Official in New York Charged With Aiding Oligarch https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/nyregion/fbi-money-laundering-charles-mcgonigal.html
 
Former senior FBI official accused of working for Russian he investigated
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/23/mcgonigal-deripaska-indictment-fbi/
 
Russian Oligarch and Associates Indicted on U.S. Sanctions Charges
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/us/politics/russian-oligarch-sanctions-citizenship.html
 
Trump Server Mystery Produces Fresh Conflict
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/us/politics/trump-alfa-bank-indictment.html
 
Here's How Donald Trump's Paul Manafort Helped Create Chaos In Ukraine https://www.thedailybeast.com/heres-how-donald-trumps-paul-manafort-helped-create-chaos-in-ukraine
 
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska & his links to British politicians - BBC Newsnight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziKUzn-5UcU
 
 
Want to Understand President Obama's Foreign Policy? https://www.huffpost.com/entry/want-to-understand-presid_b_6834540
 
Billionaire mogul with Russia ties emerges as major donor to Hochul, numerous pols https://nypost.com/2022/03/06/billionaire-mogul-with-russia-ties-emerges-as-major-donor-to-hochul/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Yeah, my back hurt because I feel the strain of all my ancestors, residual pain,

0:12.0

die fighting for freedom or live with these chains, the system always worked just the way it was made.

0:18.0

I was born in a trauma, you would think that I hate it, but I'm a rough-made diamond. That's why I'm elated. We survive every storm. Thank God that we made it. And my soul still lit. How can I not be a favorite? I feel feeling. I'm the author of the bestsellers, The View for Flyover Country and Hiding in Plain Sight, and of the book, they knew how a culture

0:38.7

of conspiracy keeps America complacent out now. And I'm Andrea Chalupa, a journalist and filmmaker,

0:46.0

and the writer and producer of the journalistic thriller, Mr. Jones, about Stalin's genocide

0:52.5

famine in Ukraine. The film The Kremlin does not want you to see,

0:55.9

so be sure to watch it. The song you just heard was We Can't Breathe with music by Raina Zemel

1:01.6

and Chief Wachil and lyrics by Chief Wachil and Kelly Wachili. The song is featured in a short

1:08.4

film by Miranda Winters, Rocky Romano, and Raina Zimmel.

1:13.6

Raina, who submitted this song to us, is a music producer, playback engineer, live show designer, photographer, film producer, and consultant.

1:22.6

She's toured the world with the likes of The Lonely Island, Logic, Lana Del Rey, Duolipa, and more. After the

1:29.1

touring industry shut down in 2020, Raina pursued her passion for documentary photography.

1:35.0

She's documented over 120 protests in the Los Angeles area, and her work and efforts are

1:40.0

featured in the short film, We Can't Breathe, which was awarded Best Music Video and Audience

1:45.1

Award at the 2021 San Luis Obispo Film Festival. Additionally, the film is the official selection

1:51.3

at the Cleveland Film Festival and Athena Film Festival. Raina shared this statement about the song.

1:57.8

I wrote this instrumental two days after news of Ahmadmaud Aubrey's murder in May 2020.

2:03.3

Three weeks later, the George Floyd uprisings began in Los Angeles and alongside my partner,

2:08.5

I spent June 2020 photographing dozens of protests. We compiled so much footage, we decided to make a

2:15.2

short film to serve as a time capsule for future generations.

2:18.8

I enlisted the vocal talents of Chief Wakil and Kelly Wakili to write lyrics about black

2:25.3

exhaustion. There isn't a specific reason that I create. It's one of the few activities that make

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