How To Steal A Presidential Election

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

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News Commentary, Politics, Government, News

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🗓️ 19 October 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

You’re nervous. We’re nervous. As we stop for gas with almost two weeks to go before November 5th, we’re kicking the tires of American democracy to see if it’s roadworthy. On this week’s show, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Matthew Seligman, one of the authors of How to Steal a Presidential Election, to examine the legal avenues available to Donald J Trump and his band of merry lawyers to subvert the presidential election. Seligman answers Amicus listeners’ most common election question: Can MAGA electors refuse to certify the election if they disagree with the outcome? Next, Dahlia talks to retired respected conservative federal judge J Michal Luttig, who is raising the alarm about the Supreme Court’s willful ignorance when it comes to defending democracy from Donald J Trump. Judge Luttig says part of the blame for the January 6th insurrection lies with the Supreme Court, and warns the court’s majority is poised to tip the scale for Trump this time around. Want more Amicus? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive legal analysis. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In a statement about the new film The Apprentice, Stephen Chung of the Trump campaign said it belongs in a dumpster fire.
0:07.0	There are winners.
0:08.0	There are losers.
0:09.0	This film should not see the light of day.
0:11.0	How do you win?
0:12.0	You have to be willing to do anything. not see the light of day. How do you win?
0:12.5	You have to be willing to do anything.
0:14.7	Critics are calling it tremendous.
0:16.7	This is going to be spectacular.
0:18.1	And a damn good movie.
0:19.5	I admit nothing, deny everything.
0:21.8	The apprentice, the movie Donald Trump doesn't want you to see.
0:25.0	I know what I'm taught.
0:26.6	Exclusively in Cinemas Now, rated 15. Hi and welcome back to Amicus. This is Slate's podcast about the courts and
0:40.3	the law and the rule of law and the Supreme Court and democracy itself.
0:45.6	I'm Dahlia Lithwick.
0:47.2	We are just taking pass day 16 on the countdown to the election and this episode that you were about to hear is
0:56.1	brought to you by Amicus listeners existential angst.
1:01.1	We hear you.
1:02.4	We feel it too.
1:04.0	Over the last couple of weeks we've had a steady trickle of emails to amicus atslate.com
1:10.0	which suggests that a whole lot of you are very worried about the upcoming election
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