The VRK decision passed with 7 votes in favour, 5 votes against and one abstention.
The show was filmed in April 2024. Election watchdog concluded that its production and broadcast was non-monetary political donation, thus the president will not have to transfer EUR 18,000 of related costs to the state budget.
Producer Mantas Bertulis claimed to the VRK that the show celebrated its 10th anniversary and thus the goal was to interview a prominent person.
The VRK found that, contrary to Bertulis’ claims, the show promoted Nausėda as a state politician and a presidential candidate, and aimed to showcase his positive traits during the election campaign.
It was also noted that the interview with Nausėda was much more advertised than other shows of Kitokie pasikalbėjimai. For instance, a paid advertisement on the platform Meta was shown for a month, compared to 1-4 days for other interviews of the same show.
Afterwards, president’s lawyer Justas Vilys said that the decision of the VRK would be appealed against to court. He claimed that the watchdog’s assessment was "subjective".