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Make the decision. trust the american people to hear what they're saying and make the decisions for themselves whether or not they believe it's truth. >> reporter: after the 2016 election, the u.s. intelligence community put out a report accusing sputnik of being part of the interference efforts. >> there was a gray area of first amendment protection rights versus an insidious presence in our country that is really there to weaken and destroy our system. that's really what this is about. and it's state sponsored. >> reporter: sputnik programming is only broadcast in two u.s. cities, washington...

That's really what this is about. and it's state sponsored. >> sputnik programming is only broadcast in two u.s. cities. washington, d.c. and kansas city, missouri. rn broadcasting helps get sputnik on the air. its owner who lives in florida told us, he, quote, stands with ukraine. rn broadcasting is dedicated to the unferted exchange of information and ideas he said. that choice is the ultimate under pinning of the republic. it isn't the job to censor content either, commissioner jeffrey starks told us, instead, to the let listeners know where that conflict is coming from. >> the public must ...

Contributor, who is a temporary fill-in host. we know that russian state media is putting out lies about this conflict. i say that as someone who is on the ground in yoix. so why should the united states tolerate having russian state media on its public airwaves? >> let the american people make that decision. trust the american people to hear what they're saying and make the decision for themselves whether or not they believe that that is the truth happening. >> reporter: after the 2016 presidential election, the u.s. intelligence community led by james clapper put out a report accusing sputni...