Jill Stein: I Had No Interactions with Putin When I Attended the International Conference

>>> Now for my next ░░░░░░░░ one time presidential hopeful ░░░░░░░░ stein says Americans need ░░░░░░░░ see proof that Russian ░░░░░░░░ in the election and ░░░░░░░░ U S Government should ░░░░░░░░ sharing it This as ░░░░░░░░ investigating Russian s efforts ░░░░░░░░ requesting documents from Dr ░░░░░░░░ stein You ll recall ░░░░░░░░ was seated with Michael ░░░░░░░░ and Vladimir Putin at ░░░░░░░░ 2015 dinner banquet in ░░░░░░░░ This morning we can ░░░░░░░░ Jill stein about that ░░░░░░░░ She joins me live ░░░░░░░░ Boston Dr Stein good ░░░░░░░░ You said you were ░░░░░░░░ to speak at that ░░░░░░░░ where you were photographed ░░░░░░░░ Putin and Mike Flynn ░░░░░░░░ invited you and who ░░░░░░░░ for that trip So ░░░░░░░░ campaign paid for the ░░░░░░░░ including our airfare my ░░░░░░░░ our food all the ░░░░░░░░ of it And the ░░░░░░░░ actually took place during ░░░░░░░░ day This was a ░░░░░░░░ about media and international ░░░░░░░░ As you know there ░░░░░░░░ and were during the ░░░░░░░░ very critical issues and ░░░░░░░░ on my agenda was ░░░░░░░░ weapons embargo to the ░░░░░░░░ East freezing the bank ░░░░░░░░ of those countries who ░░░░░░░░ to sponsor terrorism like ░░░░░░░░ Arabia And nuclear weapons ░░░░░░░░ and climate change So ░░░░░░░░ were my issues It ░░░░░░░░ all on the web ░░░░░░░░ that conference and my ░░░░░░░░ is still on the ░░░░░░░░ You can see the ░░░░░░░░ of it if you ░░░░░░░░ any questions about it ░░░░░░░░ dinner that you see ░░░░░░░░ famous picture circulating from ░░░░░░░░ place after the substtive ░░░░░░░░ The conference by the ░░░░░░░░ included the BBC China ░░░░░░░░ the Canadian broadcasting system ░░░░░░░░ was a legitimate conference ░░░░░░░░ media and international relations ░░░░░░░░ my experience at the ░░░░░░░░ you know the dinner ░░░░░░░░ a nonevent Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ in very late to ░░░░░░░░ dinner with his entourage ░░░░░░░░ I assumed were his ░░░░░░░░ It turns out they ░░░░░░░░ actually his inner circle ░░░░░░░░ you never would have ░░░░░░░░ it because nobody was ░░░░░░░░ to anybody No names ░░░░░░░░ exchanged And there was ░░░░░░░░ translator So I spent ░░░░░░░░ dinner talking to the ░░░░░░░░ diplomat seated to my ░░░░░░░░ So it was really ░░░░░░░░ know there s no ░░░░░░░░ there in terms of ░░░░░░░░ at the actual dinner ░░░░░░░░ In the fall of ░░░░░░░░ you defended the Russian ░░░░░░░░ agency that we know ░░░░░░░░ RT I want to ░░░░░░░░ that I can speak ░░░░░░░░ my experience here in ░░░░░░░░ United States where so ░░░░░░░░ political dissidents like myself ░░░░░░░░ are basically locked out ░░░░░░░░ our corporate media coverage ░░░░░░░░ know we looked to ░░░░░░░░ for access to the ░░░░░░░░ public Do you still ░░░░░░░░ that Do you believe ░░░░░░░░ and other networks like ░░░░░░░░ are valuable to people ░░░░░░░░ you despite their link ░░░░░░░░ the Russian government Well ░░░░░░░░ know the same could ░░░░░░░░ said about China TV ░░░░░░░░ TELESUR and about the ░░░░░░░░ or the Canadian broadcasting ░░░░░░░░ No the Canadian broadcasting ░░░░░░░░ and the BBC do ░░░░░░░░ have the same links ░░░░░░░░ their government as RT ░░░░░░░░ the Kremlin You cannot ░░░░░░░░ the two Okay well ░░░░░░░░ are state sponsored and ░░░░░░░░ associated And you know ░░░░░░░░ sure RT has its ░░░░░░░░ and its Well the ░░░░░░░░ isn t it Russian ░░░░░░░░ of view So that ░░░░░░░░ an unfair comparison Well ░░░░░░░░ know I think you ░░░░░░░░ say that each state ░░░░░░░░ carries some degree of ░░░░░░░░ state focus Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ several years ago said ░░░░░░░░ the programming she watched ░░░░░░░░ RT was valuable and ░░░░░░░░ she watched it when ░░░░░░░░ s out of the ░░░░░░░░ There are many important ░░░░░░░░ who have lost their ░░░░░░░░ with American corporate media ░░░░░░░░ they spoke out against ░░░░░░░░ war when they spoke ░░░░░░░░ against the transpacific partnership ░░░░░░░░ global trade deals that ░░░░░░░░ our jobs they lost ░░░░░░░░ jobs with RT There ░░░░░░░░ some very good programs ░░░░░░░░ RT I would name ░░░░░░░░ hedges who was basically ░░░░░░░░ from The New York ░░░░░░░░ when he spoke out ░░░░░░░░ the false intelligence that ░░░░░░░░ us into the war ░░░░░░░░ Iraq and 5 trillion ░░░░░░░░ the ongoing chaos So ░░░░░░░░ think diverse points of ░░░░░░░░ that are often shut ░░░░░░░░ of big American corporate ░░░░░░░░ badly need to be ░░░░░░░░ And I think to ░░░░░░░░ shutting down RT because ░░░░░░░░ provides a voice for ░░░░░░░░ dissidents and particularly the ░░░░░░░░ community is not helpful ░░░░░░░░ our democracy which needs ░░░░░░░░ full and fair debate ░░░░░░░░ the critical issues the ░░░░░░░░ people are facing You ░░░░░░░░ just this week that ░░░░░░░░ can be hijacked not ░░░░░░░░ by foreign powers but ░░░░░░░░ domestic powers Gangster net ░░░░░░░░ and corporations who control ░░░░░░░░ software That s a ░░░░░░░░ strong charge Do you ░░░░░░░░ proof of that That ░░░░░░░░ why I am seeking ░░░░░░░░ actually This is why ░░░░░░░░ am still in court ░░░░░░░░ to do a forensic ░░░░░░░░ of our voting machines ░░░░░░░░ the voting software Because ░░░░░░░░ to most Americans that ░░░░░░░░ on which we depend ░░░░░░░░ our elections it has ░░░░░░░░ actually been examined for ░░░░░░░░ We need to know ░░░░░░░░ people deserve to know ░░░░░░░░ once and for all ░░░░░░░░ there or has there ░░░░░░░░ been tampering We cannot ░░░░░░░░ unless we look And ░░░░░░░░ our variety authorities say ░░░░░░░░ is no evidence what ░░░░░░░░ actually mean is there ░░░░░░░░ fact is no physical ░░░░░░░░ It has never been ░░░░░░░░ You can t know ░░░░░░░░ you look That s ░░░░░░░░ I am still in ░░░░░░░░ to examine the voting ░░░░░░░░ and their software which ░░░░░░░░ never been examined for ░░░░░░░░ of tampering There s ░░░░░░░░ kinds of suggestions of ░░░░░░░░ around our voting apparatus ░░░░░░░░ that includes voter databases ░░░░░░░░ private companies that provide ░░░░░░░░ software for voting technology ░░░░░░░░ s some pretty strong ░░░░░░░░ of tampering there you ░░░░░░░░ if the stores around ░░░░░░░░ bank are being robbed ░░░░░░░░ want to actually look ░░░░░░░░ the bank itself So ░░░░░░░░ agree with you we ░░░░░░░░ to see this evidence ░░░░░░░░ said you support the ░░░░░░░░ investigation into alleged Russian ░░░░░░░░ in the 2016 election ░░░░░░░░ that you will cooperate ░░░░░░░░ requests But you also ░░░░░░░░ quote to the extent ░░░░░░░░ which they exercise overreach ░░░░░░░░ and sensationalism is a ░░░░░░░░ to democracy Are you ░░░░░░░░ that is what s ░░░░░░░░ now Because you can ░░░░░░░░ President Trump winning the ░░░░░░░░ You can have Russia ░░░░░░░░ in the election And ░░░░░░░░ can have Russia interfering ░░░░░░░░ not changing any votes ░░░░░░░░ things can be true ░░░░░░░░ s right I think ░░░░░░░░ is not acceptable whether ░░░░░░░░ foreign powers or domestic ░░░░░░░░ Interference is something that ░░░░░░░░ elections need to be ░░░░░░░░ against So I very ░░░░░░░░ support inquiries I would ░░░░░░░░ excuse me I would ░░░░░░░░ the inquiry so we ░░░░░░░░ not just looking at ░░░░░░░░ foreign power which is ░░░░░░░░ essentially we re doing ░░░░░░░░ our call to examine ░░░░░░░░ voting software itself From ░░░░░░░░ beginning the hack or ░░░░░░░░ leak that took place ░░░░░░░░ the DNC e mails ░░░░░░░░ DNC refused to allow ░░░░░░░░ server to be examined ░░░░░░░░ the FBI This is ░░░░░░░░ very important matter that ░░░░░░░░ be subjected to examination ░░░░░░░░ our best security agencies ░░░░░░░░ simply allowing a private ░░░░░░░░ corporation that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ the best reputation under ░░░░░░░░ hire of the DNC ░░░░░░░░ provide the evidence that ░░░░░░░░ be a matter of ░░░░░░░░ or peace you know ░░░░░░░░ not acceptable When the ░░░░░░░░ S Was involved in ░░░░░░░░ Cuban missile crisis and ░░░░░░░░ were on the verge ░░░░░░░░ war with the Soviet ░░░░░░░░ John Kennedy declassified that ░░░░░░░░ and made public the ░░░░░░░░ so that the American ░░░░░░░░ could know what s ░░░░░░░░ on I think in ░░░░░░░░ situation the American people ░░░░░░░░ a full and complete ░░░░░░░░ by our best security ░░░░░░░░ And that would include ░░░░░░░░ the DNC server which ░░░░░░░░ don t yet have ░░░░░░░░ information from I can ░░░░░░░░ you dismiss the idea ░░░░░░░░ you are a spoiler ░░░░░░░░ the Clinton campaign and ░░░░░░░░ this idea you were ░░░░░░░░ opted as a tool ░░░░░░░░ Russian influence as part ░░░░░░░░ want to say it ░░░░░░░░ part of Democrat s ░░░░░░░░ excuse for losing the ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has said ░░░░░░░░ same thing in terms ░░░░░░░░ this Russia investigation is ░░░░░░░░ drive byne Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ her team who are ░░░░░░░░ grapes because they didn ░░░░░░░░ win Do you buy ░░░░░░░░ Trump s argument there ░░░░░░░░ intelligence agencies have said ░░░░░░░░ confirmed there was interference ░░░░░░░░ do you agree with ░░░░░░░░ president or the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ So let me say ░░░░░░░░ the president is not ░░░░░░░░ the investigations I am ░░░░░░░░ the same time I ░░░░░░░░ aware of the potential ░░░░░░░░ overreach and the sensationalizing ░░░░░░░░ the poor media standards ░░░░░░░░ you get these bombshell ░░░░░░░░ that turn out not ░░░░░░░░ be true like the ░░░░░░░░ hacked into our energy ░░░░░░░░ which turned out not ░░░░░░░░ be true These are ░░░░░░░░ journalistic standards There are ░░░░░░░░ associated with the investigations ░░░░░░░░ mission of the investigation ░░░░░░░░ is important and critical ░░░░░░░░ not fully supported I ░░░░░░░░ t think I m ░░░░░░░░ the same camp with ░░░░░░░░ Trump whatsoever Occasional shoddy ░░░░░░░░ doesn t discount the ░░░░░░░░ we know Facebook revealed ░░░░░░░░ 126 million Americans may ░░░░░░░░ been exposed to content ░░░░░░░░ by Russia linked trolls ░░░░░░░░ reported that one of ░░░░░░░░ widely viewed ads was ░░░░░░░░ to your campaign so ░░░░░░░░ is clear evidence Remember ░░░░░░░░ Stephanie they reported that ░░░░░░░░ million Americans were exposed ░░░░░░░░ some 80 000 pieces ░░░░░░░░ information on Facebook 80 ░░░░░░░░ all right Out of ░░░░░░░░ ready 11 trillion pieces ░░░░░░░░ information that we are ░░░░░░░░ to So this you ░░░░░░░░ we got to put ░░░░░░░░ in context It s ░░░░░░░░ tiny The Facebook ads ░░░░░░░░ said to have cost ░░░░░░░░ like 100 000 And ░░░░░░░░ those ads there was ░░░░░░░░ One that could be ░░░░░░░░ to that even mentioned ░░░░░░░░ campaign I would like ░░░░░░░░ see more of them ░░░░░░░░ Facebook ad among 11 ░░░░░░░░ pieces of information I ░░░░░░░░ we re you know ░░░░░░░░ think that s not ░░░░░░░░ credible or compelling All ░░░░░░░░ For you what s ░░░░░░░░ Would you still like ░░░░░░░░ be president You know ░░░░░░░░ am shall we say ░░░░░░░░ m a social activist ░░░░░░░░ describe myself as a ░░░░░░░░ on fire I m ░░░░░░░░ stopping I think we ░░░░░░░░ in trouble Whether you ░░░░░░░░ at the endless expanding ░░░░░░░░ a generation that is ░░░░░░░░ into unpayable student loan ░░░░░░░░ the climate crisis and ░░░░░░░░ don t see these ░░░░░░░░ problems being solved by ░░░░░░░░ current political establishment We ░░░░░░░░ in a moment of ░░░░░░░░ revolt And it s ░░░░░░░░ job to help us ░░░░░░░░ expression for that political ░░░░░░░░ in a movement that ░░░░░░░░ move us forward and ░░░░░░░░ throwing the American people ░░░░░░░░ the bus and deliver ░░░░░░░░ future that worked for ░░░░░░░░ of us I think ░░░░░░░░ s possible it s ░░░░░░░░ and I m dedicated ░░░░░░░░ that Now what role ░░░░░░░░ m going to change ░░░░░░░░ don t know but ░░░░░░░░ ll see as time ░░░░░░░░ Your passion and commitment ░░░░░░░░ certainly not worthy A ░░░░░░░░ on fire I love ░░░░░░░░ All right Dr Jill ░░░░░░░░ thanks so much for ░░░░░░░░ us this morning Good ░░░░░░░░ with you.