It Didn't End On January 6th: Republican Election Fraud Conspiracies Persist
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 22 June 2022
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Sharply-partisan districts and an ever-more polarized public have drawn lawmakers like Rep. Elise Stefanik, once known for her moderate politics, to publicly promote the former president's attacks on the American democratic process.
This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, political correspondent Susan Davis, political reporter Ashley Lopez, and North Country Public radio reporter Zach Hirsch.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Ariel and Powell in Sterling, Massachusetts. |
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| 0:10.0 | This podcast was recorded at... |
| 0:12.0 | 1.19 pm Eastern time on Wednesday, June 22. |
| 0:17.0 | Things may have changed by the time you hear it. |
| 0:19.5 | Okay, here's the show! |
| 0:25.0 | I'm glad to be of service. |
| 0:26.5 | I'm really not sure where the most soothing voice is, but you know... |
| 0:30.0 | What I would give to have my dog be an NPR fan. |
| 0:33.5 | You'd call it a podcast! |
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| 0:36.5 | That was good soup. |
| 0:37.5 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm a Smakhale that I cover the White House. |
| 0:41.5 | Susan Davis, I cover Congress. |
| 0:43.5 | I'm Ashley Lopez, I cover Politics. |
| 0:45.5 | And today on the show, the ongoing threat to American democracy. |
| 0:49.5 | Yesterday's January 6th, Committee Hearing focused on the pressure campaign |
| 0:53.5 | former President Donald Trump, his campaign staff and outside advisors placed on elected officials and election administrators around the country to subvert the will of the voters in the 2020 presidential election. |
| 1:06.5 | They did not succeed in overturning the 2020 election, of course, but they did succeed in poking holes in American democracy. |
| 1:14.5 | And in the months since then, the pressure on democracy has only persisted. |
| 1:19.5 | And so I want to start with you. You were in Nashville last week reporting at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Convention, put on this conservative Christian group, and President Trump spoke. |
| 1:29.5 | He was still pushing election fraud claims. |
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