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■ Host: Anchor Kim Youngsoo Kim
■ Starring: Kim Young-woo, former member of the People's Power, Woo Sang-ho, former member of the Democratic Party of Korea

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[Anchor]
Let's start right away with a look at the outside and inside of politics. Today, I will analyze in-depth with Kim Young-woo, a former member of the People's Power, and Woo Sang-ho, a former member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Please come in. Hello,

Please show us the first keyword. It's an interview the day after tomorrow. Last night, the presidential office announced that it will hold a press conference for the public statement the day after tomorrow, Thursday at 10 o'clock. It was a surprise announcement. At first, there was more talk about doing it after the trip. The reason why we suddenly moved up the schedule. What do you think is the reason for the sudden advance of the schedule?

[Woo Sangho]
Isn't it now known that floor leader Choo Kyung-ho visited the presidential office in person and requested it? However, since the Kim Gun-hee issue and Myung Tae-kyun's promotion of the president have been publicized, the approval rating has plummeted, so it is difficult to reverse the decision if it takes longer. It seems that the president's office accepted the party's political judgment.

[Anchor]
Chief of Staff Jeong Jin-seok said earlier that there will be an expression of the president's position this month. I didn't say the day after tomorrow. It's a surprise.

[Kim Youngwoo]
So, I think floor leader Choo Kyung-ho met the president yesterday and talked about this and that. Up until now, floor leader Choo Kyung-ho has talked a lot about the party and the government as one and united. It's the party, the government, and the government. But the atmosphere within the party is not unusual right now. Even the party's standing advisers, heads of regional organizations, and senior lawmakers said that we shouldn't go as it is. Therefore, floor leader Choo Kyung-ho also said that the current situation is very serious and that we should take it seriously. I think that's why I told the president as it is yesterday. So when you go on an overseas trip, it gets too long, and this makes the issue more difficult. I think that's why I made a decision.

[Anchor]
But yesterday morning, representative Han Dong-hoon told President Yoon during the morning meeting that necessary measures should be taken, including an apology. There was a request from CEO Han Dong-hoon, and there was a press conference announcement that evening, so there was an opinion that CEO Han Dong-hoon's request was partially accepted.

[Kim Youngwoo]
It has an impact. This is because it is not easy to say that the leader of the ruling party in the constitutional history should apologize directly to his president. No. That's how bad the situation is right now. However, in this situation, there is no legal problem with the transcript of CEO Han Dong-hoon's transcript with Myung Tae-kyun. The ruling party and the government should become one. Let's get together, if even the party leader says this, he won't be able to make a real opportunity for change. Therefore, the president and representative Han Dong-hoon had an uncomfortable relationship right now, but this must be overcome through change and reform. Because otherwise it's a common destiny. And in private, Chairman Han Dong-hoon said several times that as long as I am the party leader, there will be no suspension of the constitution or impeachment of the president. In that sense, we have to go beyond human relationships, for the sake of our country.

[Anchor]
Earlier, the two talked about floor leader Choo Kyung-ho, but this morning, floor leader Choo Kyung-ho actually visited Yongsan yesterday. And he said he met President Yoon in person. We'll listen to your voice.

Woo Sang-ho, what do you think? Floor leader Choo Kyung-ho said this morning that he went yesterday.

[Woo Sangho]
So, I think the president's press conference was released to make him interpret that it was not because of Han Dong-hoon's request, but because of floor leader Choo Kyung-ho's request. We don't usually reveal things like that. However, I think what I revealed was the achievement of Representative Han Dong-hoon, so that President Yoon Suk Yeol's conference was not seen as being made at the request of Representative Han Dong-hoon. In my view, that's quite insulting from CEO Han Dong-hoon's point of view. The floor leader is number two, but he openly talks about meeting the president after winning number one.

[Anchor]
When representative Han Dong-hoon returned home after meeting with the president not too long ago, it was floor leader Choo Kyung-ho who was invited to dinner, right?

[Woo Sangho]
That's what I'm saying. So, in my view, the president's partner is not representative Han Dong-hoon, but floor leader Choo Kyung-ho, in this explanation today. I'm embarrassed that the inside of the people's power has become like two families on one roof.

[Anchor]
Woo Sang-ho said that the background of floor leader Choo Kyung-ho's visit to the presidential office yesterday is that he hopes it will be interpreted as a request for floor leader Choo Kyung-ho, not a request from representative Han Dong-hoon.

[Kim Youngwoo]
I think that interpretation is possible. But now, the relationship between our government and the government has been requested and requested by someone, so the president's office responded, and it is too urgent to argue about it. Whether Han Dong-hoon said it or Choo Kyung-ho said it was the floor leader, the general trend is that the current mood of the party should change in the presidential office. So I hope it changes no matter who said it. And the presidential office has to react. That's why I think that's the dimension, and of course, personally, at this point, the president and representative Han Dong-hoon are uncomfortable. Isn't this something that Korea knows? Nevertheless, in the end, whether you will change or not, this is the important thing. So for me, the press conference, the content, is important. The content is important, but I'm glad that you made such a decision.

[Anchor]
Representative Han Dong-hoon revealed the requirements of the Presidential Office yesterday morning. The president's apology and other necessary measures, including drastic reforms and cabinet reshuffles. She also called for the suspension of First Lady Kim Gun-hee's external activities and the immediate appointment of a special inspector. Do you think many of these demands will be included at the press conference the day after tomorrow?

[Woo Sangho]
So, I've pushed the schedule quickly in two days, and in those two days, will it be time to review various opinions that CEO Han Dong-hoon has said? So I need some time for a fairly high-intensity reform to go into, because I have to review it and make a presentation with a certain plan. If that happens, all of a sudden, if we say we will have a presidential press conference in two days, we will only express our position in principle. In that respect, I think it will be difficult for the conference to end the various controversies that are currently in place. I'm in a hurry

, so I'm leaving quickly after calming down, but I think the content is very important, not that urgent. As you have just said, as well as the advisory groups of the people's power, don't you mean that reform measures must be taken when you see it? So, the suspension of Mrs. Lee's certain activities, and then the reform plan are all being proposed together, so is the reform plan included? I don't think there's much time in two days to review what to do with the presidential aides and whether to reshuffle them.

[Anchor]
The opinion is that there is only two days left for the press conference, so we are running out of time to review it.

[Kim Youngwoo]
In fact, in principle, if you judge from the common sense line, you don't need much content. First of all, I think I can make a declarative statement if it's about announcing my position the day after tomorrow, for example, I'll apologize to the public, I'll make various personnel changes, I'll do what I'll do, I'll stop doing outside activities. However, if you explain various legal things and this sounds like an excuse, you can't do better than not doing a press conference.

[Anchor]
Yesterday, CEO Han Dong-hoon said, "It's not the time to put legal principles first."

[Kim Youngwoo]
In fact, among the remarks of CEO Han Dong-hoon's Supreme Council yesterday, what I noticed the most was that story. Because I've talked about other things before. But CEO Han Dong-hoon said that. I have lived as a legal professional all my life. However, he made it clear that now is not the time to put the law before the people. So CEO Han Dong-hoon has become very used to politics and was very concerned. Because in this situation, there is no legal problem, there is no legal problem, I just said it in a good way when I was the president-elect, and so on, so this doesn't come into the ears of the people. In this situation, it is no longer a legal principle to determine the public sentiment of the people, why the people are angry, and why many conservative supporters have left the president's support.

[Anchor]
If Supreme Council member Kim Jong-hyuk turns a blind eye to his political responsibilities and replaces them with legal issues, the people will be very disappointed, said Supreme Council member Kim Jong-hyuk. On the other hand, Rep. Lee Chul-kyu, who is known as a pro-Yoon-gye lawmaker, said, "If we are asked to change people unconditionally, what would we do later? He said that he would ask me to give him the government.

[Woo Sangho]
What Representative Lee Chul-kyu says doesn't add up at all. So one day you're going to reshuffle and one day you're going to replace the chiefs, and then you're going to do that because you're told to come up with the government? In my view, such complacent perception makes the judgment of the situation wrong. So, if you want to show such a will to lead the country anew from now on, how can you show such a will without changing people? From that point of view, the president is responsible for all the responsibilities, but he should show his will to renew his life through human renewal, not to blame him well.

For example, are you still using the Minister of Public Administration and Security, who is responsible for the Itaewon disaster, and haven't changed the Prime Minister, who said he would quit taking responsibility for the defeat in the general election? Isn't this too much? So, it's not that there's no reason for the cabinet reshuffle. But what is that? I didn't do anything wrong, so even if I was judged like that by the people, I would do what I wanted. CEO Han Dong-hoon said, "Isn't there a controversy over Kim Gun-hee's line in Yongsan?"

Then, even though we can't confirm whether it's true or not, we need to show some innovation so that people won't think about it anymore, right? So if you say it's a lawmaker Lee Chul-kyu's style, there's no need for a press conference this time. The press conference without the reform measures was not as good as it was.

[Anchor]
Representative Han Dong-hoon's request includes the complete suspension of Kim Gun-hee's activities. But today, Shin Ji-ho, the head of the Strategic Planning Department, said that whether Kim will accompany her on next week's diplomatic schedule is a litmus test paper that can gauge the acceptance of listening.

[Woo Sangho]
I think it's too strong. For example, it's not because Kim Gun-hee is good at something, but all overseas presidents have spouses there, and we can't help but do diplomatic activities like meeting with that spouse. So I don't think we can do diplomatic activities to the minimum.

[Anchor]
When you go on an overseas business trip with the president, you have an official role in diplomacy, so it's not right to prevent that role.

[Kim Youngwoo]
Woo Sang-ho, the floor leader, has a lot of experience, so it seems to be a reasonable statement from the common sense. However, in my opinion, if the issues of Kim Gun-hee's external activities are not concluded neatly to some extent in domestic politics, there is a high possibility that the various reforms and overseas trips that are currently aimed at the national government will be greatly damaged. Only then, so you'll have to think about the suspension of all outside activities, whether it's volunteer activities or overseas activities. Because I'm so grateful if there are people who understand me reasonably like floor leader Woo Sang-ho, but the opposition party must have a lot of trouble criticizing each photo, gesture, schedule, and various issues with overseas activities. So if you're not sure about the countermeasures against that, it's time to make a big decision. Otherwise, it's too much pressure on state administration.

[Anchor]
Thank you. Let's continue to look at the keywords for the opposition's demands. Please show us the second keyword. It's Park Chan-dae, the floor leader. The third special prosecutor law, Kim Gun-hee, was presented to the Judiciary Committee yesterday. Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, said he will start emergency action to implement the Kim Gun-hee Special Prosecutor Act. Let's listen to it.

[Anchor]
The Democratic Party of Korea believes that the acceptance of the Special Prosecutor's Act on First Lady Kim should also be included.

[Woo Sangho]
That's right. You can argue that, but it's embarrassing for the president. It may feel a little harsh to ask your wife to get a bill that could lead to prison, but let me tell you clearly, the Kim Gun-hee Special Prosecutor Act will eventually pass. It's just when it's left. So I'm going to continue to passively avoid this problem and drag it out so that the whole country clings to it. I need the president and representative Han Dong-hoon to meet and discuss the contents and organize the contents that the president said he would receive. It eventually passes. Because last time, it didn't pass because 4 people were not enough, but if you do it one by one, it ends up being 8 people. I think it's eight people. That's why it's being re-decided. Would you rather be dragged like that or would the president and representative Han Dong-hoon use the card to break through the political situation? If I were you, I'd use it as a card to break through. It's going to pass anyway. I think the president is easily judging the situation now.

[Anchor]
There seems to be a view that if the ruling party accepts the special prosecution, it can eventually be politically used, and whether it leads to impeachment or shortening of term.

[Kim Youngwoo]
That's a lot of perspectives. The opposition parties have no choice but to be cautious about Kim because they know that the ruling party and the ruling party think of impeaching the president, resigning the president, and suspending the constitution, in the process of passing the independent counsel Kim Kun-hee and various investigations. In fact, the president will probably have a tremendous burden on the management of state affairs if the ruling party agrees on the power of the Korean people and the opposition parties by removing toxic clauses from the ruling party. In fact, I think it will be determined by what kind of press conference the president holds, announces his position to the public, and what kind of reform measures he will come up with the day after tomorrow. The ruling party cannot lead the independent counsel of Kim Gun-hee. That's why you shouldn't do that. Regardless of any changes and innovations, I think it becomes very difficult for me to manage state affairs.

[Anchor]
When representative Han Dong-hoon challenged the party leader, he said he would propose a third-party independent counsel law as a pledge. Woo Sang-ho, former floor leader of the party, said, "Why don't we consult with the president first and propose an independent counsel?

[Kim Youngwoo]
At that time, the special prosecutor was mainly Chae's special prosecutor, not Kim Gun-hee's special prosecutor. So, since the special prosecutor Kim Gun-hee is related to the first lady of the president, can the party leader and the president agree and negotiate? I think it's very hard. It would be nice if I could, but such a position is difficult to prepare.

[Anchor]
The Special Prosecutor Act on Chae Sang-byung and the Special Prosecutor Act on Kim will be different.

[Woo Sangho]
CEO Han Dong-hoon also said positively about the issue of the special prosecutor Chae Sang-byung. It was about adjusting the question of the method. Representative Han Dong-hoon has never expressed his position on the special prosecutor Kim Gun-hee. In that sense, it's that much burdensome. But anyway, at this press conference, only the suspension of external activities and the installation of the second annex cannot be prevented.

[Anchor]
Let's move on to the third keyword. It's Choo Kyung-ho, the floor leader. Representative Lee Jae-myung's first trial is scheduled for the 15th and 25th, but the People's Power continues to talk about live broadcasting of representative Lee Jae-myung's first trial. Let's listen to it.

[Anchor]
In principle, trials are private, but important trials can be disclosed. The power of the people continues to demand live broadcasts.

[Woo Sangho]
It is a thinly political attitude to turn the situation of First Lady Kim Gun-hee into a judicial risk phase of Representative Lee Jae-myung. You shouldn't try to use the judiciary's trial as a political dispute like that. The results are supposed to be released anyway, and since the reporters are at the scene, all of them will be released, right? From my perspective, it doesn't look very good to ask for a method called live broadcast. Are you going to broadcast every politician's election law trial live in the future? Actually, this doesn't make sense. Since Lee Jae-myung is the representative, I want to broadcast it live, but I think it is a principle to allow the trial to proceed in a free environment because it can be pressure on the court.

[Anchor]
Lawmaker Woo Sang-ho is very political.

[Kim Youngwoo]
I think the principle of non-disclosure should be observed in trials and trials. I think so too. I don't agree with floor leader Choo Kyung-ho.Ma, the Democratic Party of Korea, has a strong opposition to Chairman Lee Jae-myung and is even holding a bulletproof National Assembly or an outdoor rally. Just as it is not common sense for the Democratic Party of Korea to lead off-the-shelf rallies such as Kim Gun-hee, the resignation of the president, or the suspension of the constitution, like civic groups, it is not right to disclose the trial because Lee Jae-myung is the leader of the Democratic Party. I think it's right to keep the principles.

[Anchor]
I see. I think you two have a very similar idea. Speaking of CEO Lee Jae-myung, CEO Lee Jae-myung said he would abolish the financial investment tax. And I also met SK Chairman Chey Tae-won yesterday. Some interpret the recent move as one of the steps toward the presidential election and the middle-of-the-road conservatives.

[Woo Sangho]
That's right. Didn't you meet with big names of moderate conservatives like Lee Sang-don and Kim Jong-in last time and hear various advice? It's obviously a presidential move to meet the heads of business all the time. Therefore, we are interested in the economy and have various discussions. In itself, I think it's a move that can increase reliability. I think it's a well-planned series overall.

[Anchor]
Do you think the move toward moderate conservatism will continue in the future?

[Woo Sangho]
I think I'm going to continue.

[Anchor]
However, today, Supreme Council member Kim Min-seok described the abolition of the financial investment tax as a bitter abolition, saying that once the Democratic Party of Korea takes power, it can think about various things.

[Woo Sangho]
Can you say that I should do it again if I abolish it now? I'm actually an anti-abolitionist. We can understand the suspension of implementation.

[Anchor]
Originally, the Democratic Party was going to give a reprieve...

[Woo Sangho]
Think about it. I was the one who voted for the financial investment tax when it passed the National Assembly, and if you abolish an economic bill, and a tax bill without implementing it, the lawmakers who passed the bill must apologize to the public. Isn't that what you did wrong? How irresponsible is that when you let the wrong legislation go through and look like you're doing away with it?

So, in fact, if there are concerns about various side effects of the system, we can add additional legislation to compensate for the side effects, but abolish the legislation passed by the National Assembly? I understand if you implement it and abolish it because there are side effects, but I think the ruling and opposition parties are conscious of various ant investors who came this far because the president made such an argument, but I don't think it's a little appropriate. But since the party has already decided, we can't discuss it anymore.I.

[Anchor]
I see. What do you think of CEO Lee Jae-myung's recent move to expand mid-term conservatism?

[Kim Youngwoo]
It's something you can do as a potential presidential candidate. But I want you to do a lot of things like that. Abolishing the financial investment tax is good because you are worried about the economy. Of course, the explanation was very lacking in my opinion. Now, the party continues to hold outdoor rallies every weekend, and the supreme council members openly talk about sinking the Yoon Suk Yeol regime, but party leader Lee Jae-myung should control it and control it. Only then will you understand the sincerity of the potential leader of the main opposition party, who is truly worried about the Korean economy. Wouldn't it be considered too shallow if you meet entrepreneurs during the week and hold rallies like civic groups on the weekend?

[Anchor]
I see. That's all for today's political issues. So far, I have been with Kim Young-woo, a former member of the People's Power, and Woo Sang-ho, a former member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Thank you.