Democracy on Trial, Part Two: A Pressure Campaign and a Warning

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🗓️ 16 February 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

FRONTLINE investigates the roots of the federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss in a special audio version of the new documentary Democracy on Trial.

In part two, Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling issues a stark warning about the potential for violence. Rusty Bowers, former Arizona House speaker and a lifelong Republican, testifies in front of the Jan. 6 Select Committee about former President Donald Trump’s campaign of pressure on local officials. And two Georgia election workers, Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman, face racist threats after being named in a conspiracy theory about stolen votes.

Tune in next week for the third installment of the audio-only version of the documentary here on The FRONTLINE Dispatch. Watch Democracy on Trial in full on FRONTLINE’s website, YouTube or the PBS App.

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0:00.0	The president's intent was to stay in power at all costs.
0:06.0	This election was stolen.
0:08.0	I'm not going to break it. I'm not putting on no stinking circus.
0:11.0	They put their faith in Donald Trump and he deceived them.
0:13.6	The select committee laid the path down for the Department of Justice.
0:17.0	Donald Trump is going to be the defendant and the candidate.
0:20.0	It's hard to imagine how it's going to play out.
0:23.2	I'm Rainierrinson Roth, editor-in-chief,
0:25.4	and executive producer Frontline.
0:27.6	Today we're bringing you part two of an audio version
0:31.0	of our film Democracy on Trial. Frontline Dispatch is made possible by the Abrams Foundation committed to excellence in journalism and by the Frontline Journalism Fund with major support from John and Joanne Hagler.
0:51.0	Support for Frontline Dispatch comes from the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center,
0:54.8	dedicated to providing compassionate care and cancer specialists who are experienced in the cancer you have.
0:59.7	When you hear the word cancer, their team is ready.
1:02.4	Learn more at mass general.org. You hear the word cancer, their team is ready.
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1:04.9	slash cancer.
1:09.4	Chapter title The Warning As they gathered their evidence. the warning.
1:20.0	As they gathered their evidence, the January 6th Committee returned again and again to one state, Georgia. Committee Chair Benny Thompson.
1:22.0	When Donald Trump tried to overturn the election results, he focused on just a few states.
1:28.0	The former president had a particular obsession with Georgia.
1:33.0	Former Georgia State Senator Jen Jordan.
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