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Gordon Sondland Has No Clue

The U.S. ambassador to the European Union loves to evade questioning.

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Episode Notes

On The Gist, Rep. John Ratcliffe.

In the interview, Mike talks to CIA whistleblower Jeffery Sterling about his CIA career, how he blew the whistle on a bungled covert operation in Iran in 2015, and his life after serving time. His new book is Unwanted Spy: The Persecution of an American Whistleblower.

In the Spiel, Gordon Sondland.

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Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Christina Djossa.

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