David Corn on How Russia Won in the US and the Decade of Denial That Let Putin In
Summary
In this episode, host Andrea Chalupa interviews journalist David Corn, author of the new book *How Russia Won*, to examine the ongoing Russian interference in US elections. They discuss how Trump and his aides aided and abetted Putin’s 2016 operation by denying the attack, effectively helping cover it up. Corn highlights the Senate Intelligence Committee’s findings on Paul Manafort’s collaboration with a GRU officer and argues that this "decade of Russian denialism" has allowed Moscow to subvert Western democracies. The conversation also addresses why both the far-right and far-left have fa…
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Intro: Trump Aided and Abetted Russia
Host Intro and Guest Background
Book Launch and Reclaiming the Narrative
The Decade of Russian Denialism
Collusion vs. Aiding and Abetting
The 2016 Election Attack and Denials
The June 2016 Meeting with Russian Emissary
Lying to the Public and the Arnold Analogy
Russian Money Laundering via Trump Properties
Sources of Denialism: Right and Far Left
Leftist Motivations for Denialism
Contrarianism and the Intelligence Community
Horseshoe Politics and Pro-Putin Narratives
Kremlin Tactics: Ukraine to US
Senate Intelligence Committee Findings
Manafort and GRU Agent Kalinik
Redacted Evidence and Strategic Leaks
WikiLeaks, Assange, and Manafort's Role
The Steel Dossier and Ongoing Interference
Current Geopolitics and NATO Tensions
Connecting the Dots: The Full Landscape
Outro and Patreon Support
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