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Matt Gaetz: “John Kiriakou was a CIA officer in the lead up to 9/11, then…”

Featuring: Matt Gaetz, Republican | Former U.S. House, Florida's 1st District

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The Anchormen Show EP 105 - Spy Games w/ Pearson Sharp & John Kiriakou

Published | Video Starts at 00:43

Whenever we book John on the Matt Gaetz show, everyone's excited, everybody wants to contribute to the discussion because we always learn a great deal. John Kiriakou was a CIA officer in the lead up to 9/11, then takes major roles within the CIA counterintelligence. in 2007 famously becomes part of this major disclosure that torture is being administered by the United States government. John later pled guilty to a crime revolve involving disclosure of information. (00:43–01:03)

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Asserts John Kiriakou's roles in the CIA before and after 9/11.

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