General Milley Explains Phone Call with Chinese Military Officials

On today’s episode of The Backstory, host Lee Stranahan and co-host John Kiriakou discussed current events, including the new Stephanie Grisham book saying Trump told Putin: "I’ll act tough with you, for the cameras", and New York Governor Hochul signing an executive order addressing hospital staff shortages.

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Mark Sleboda - International Relations and Security Analyst | Juan Guaido, Turkey-Russia Relationship, and United Russia Party

Daniel Lazare - Independent Journalist, Author, and Writer | General Milley, Durham Investigation, and FBI Entrapment

In the first hour, Lee and John spoke with Mark Sleboda about President Lukashenko, America, and Russia relations, and a US jet flew over the Black Sea. Mark talked about the Russian elections and the libertarian-type party in Russia. Mark spoke on the relationship Turkey has with Russia and President Erdogan.

In the second hour, Lee and John spoke with Daniel Lazare about a possible White House coup, China, and the Russiagate falling apart. Daniel discussed the testimony of General Milley and details of the Milley phone call in Bob Woodward's new book. Daniel spoke about the Durham investigation and the DNC involvement in Russiagate.

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