S1E24 Moment Of Truth

About this episode

John Kiriakou discusses the challenges he faced with government charges and the support from celebrity friends during his legal battles.

THE BLURB: John demanding to see his lawyer saved him getting arrested on the spot. Almost all of the government's case against John was nonsense - which John and his lawyers wanted to prove in court. But, one of the government's charges against John had the very real potential to stick. In the end, the economic pressures won out. Still, if John was going to prison, he'd be doing it both in style and alongside the encouragemet of a growing list of celebrity friends. Still, can anything really prepare you for an absolute, picture definition "moment of truth"? SHOW NOTES You can find John's ABC News interview with Brian Ross here. For more great podcasts like Dead Drop, please visit https://costardandtouchstone.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: John Kiriakou, Alan Katz

Topics covered

• legal issues
• government charges
• personal experience
• celebrity support
• prison life

Keywords

• John Kiriakou
• government case
• lawyer
• prison
• celebrity friends

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