James Austin Johnson | Trump Drafted an Executive Order to Seize Voting Machines and Stay in Power: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at a shocking executive order drafted by the Trump administration that would have directed the secretary of defense to seize voting machines after the 2020 election.
Then, James Austin Johnson talks about moving to New York City for Saturday Night Live when his wife was pregnant, his cryptic meetings with Lorne Michaels and how he perfected his Trump impersonation.
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| 0:35.8 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night |
| 0:44.2 | with Seth Meyers. |
| 0:45.7 | On today's show, Seth talks to James Austin Johnson from Saturday Night Live, but first, |
| 0:50.0 | a closer look. |
| 0:58.3 | The Trump administration drafted a truly shocking executive order that would have directed |
| 1:02.7 | the Secretary of Defense to seize voting machines after the 2020 election. |
| 1:06.6 | For more on this, it's time for a closer look. |
| 1:10.5 | Seems like almost every day we get new details about the threat to our democracy posed by |
| 1:17.4 | Trump and his cronies as they plotted to overturn the 2020 election. |
| 1:20.9 | So naturally, Fox News has been laser focused on the issues that matter most to Americans. |
| 1:27.1 | The maker of M&Ms is giving the candy a woke makeover. |
| 1:31.1 | M&Ms characters will be redesigned for a more progressive world. |
| 1:36.0 | The parent company of M&Ms causing quite the stir after announcing their candy mascots |
| 1:41.1 | will be getting an, quote unquote, inclusive woke makeover. |
| 1:45.4 | The green M&M you will notice is no longer wearing sexy boots. |
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