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Scott is joined by Leonard Goodman, an attorney for the Uhuru Movement. The Uhuru Movement, or Uhuru 3, is a group of American black socialist activists who are currently being charged for spreading Russian propaganda and disinformation about the war in Ukraine. Scott and Goodman dig into the details and talk about how flimsy and dangerous the government’s case is.

Discussed on the show:

• Glenn Greenwald’s video about the case

Leonard Goodman is a criminal defense lawyer, a columnist and an Adjunct Professor of Law at DePaul. Follow him on Twitter @GoodmanLen

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