News Dive: Cho Kuk Says His Role Is to Be Lee Jae-myung’s Red Team

Hankyoreh’s “News Dive” program features Cho Kuk saying that his role is to serve as President Lee Jae-myung’s “red team.”

The episode also covers Kim Yong-beom saying he had discussed resigning with the president long ago, and Yong Hye-in beginning work while preparing for a confirmation hearing. People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won is described as continuing attacks over what the program calls the “bait theory” and saying she would introduce a bill aimed at preventing a similar case involving Yong Hye-in.

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My role is Lee Jae-myung’s red team.

The program lists concerns within the governing camp over Yong Hye-in simultaneously holding a proportional-representation seat, alongside voices defending her. It also cites a Korea Society Opinion Institute poll that gave Lee a 41.2% positive rating and a 53.9% negative rating.

Other scheduled topics include Lee’s call to focus on growth during what he described as a “growth barley pass,” Cho’s warning that pushing ahead with what he called “fabricated indictments” could end badly, and messages accusing factions linked to Chung Cheong-rae of carrying out a political operation. The program also examines Kim Min-seok’s dismissal and questions whether the People Power Party leadership backed away from direct elections for party branches considered “accidentally vacant.” A report by Oh Hyuk-jin asks whether the indictment in the comprehensive special counsel’s investigation contains errors involving the National Intelligence Service.

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If they push ahead with fabricated indictments, they will suffer a setback.