White House condemns Russia for detaining WSJ journalist

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 30 March 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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For the first time since the Cold War, Russia arrests an American journalist, accusing him of being a spy trying to steal state secrets. Plus: The tragic news that nine servicemembers are killed when two Blackhawk helicopters crash during a training mission. And: From paper tossing to hallway shouting, in-your-face debates are getting heated on the Hill. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	For the first time since the Cold War, Russia has arrested an American journalist.
0:07.6	The lead starts right now.
0:09.2	A Wall Street Journal reporter accused of being a spy allegedly trying to steal Russian
0:14.1	state secrets.
0:15.2	Ahead, I'll speak with a family of Paul Wheelan.
0:18.4	Another American to Kremlin has locked up on espionage charges.
0:23.3	And a group of military families gets the tragic news.
0:26.6	Nine service members killed when two black hawk troppers crashed.
0:30.8	CNN has accrued right near that scene.
0:33.4	Plus, tension in the house from paper tossing to hallway shouting in your face to baits
0:39.9	are getting heated on the hill.
0:47.7	Welcome to the lead.
0:48.7	I'm Pam LaBrown, in 4JTapper, and we start today with all-worldly top US officials
0:53.6	are strongly criticizing Russia.
0:56.2	After an American reporter was detained on charges of spying, Evan Gershkovich appeared
1:01.0	in a Moscow court today accused of trying to steal Russian state secrets.
1:05.6	His employer, the Wall Street Journal, says it, quote, namely, denies those claims.
1:10.2	But now, Gershkovich faces up to 20 years in prison.
1:14.2	And today, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are accusing Russia of using this journalist as leverage,
1:19.8	and the White House is dismissing the charges.
1:23.7	The charge of espionage is ridiculous.
1:26.3	We cannot, that is not accurate, and we find that incredibly ridiculous.
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