New York Times: Trump Threatened To Fire U.S. Attorney For Not Backing Election Fraud Claims

Erin Burnett OutFront

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3.9 • 715 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Former U.S. Attorney testifies to Senate committee for three hours, Trump wanted to fire him over voter claims. After Biden's win on bipartisan win on infrastructure, Senate advances budget blueprint but Manchin now balking. Judge allows defamation lawsuit against Trump allies Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, MyPillow CEO to move forward. YouTube suspends Sen. Rand Paul for misinformation on masks. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.9	Out front next, the breaking news, a key revelation from a top federal prosecutor who suddenly
0:37.6	quit his post, saying he left because Trump wanted to fire him. The New York Times reported
0:43.0	Trump wanted him gone because he wouldn't back the big lie. Plus tonight, breaking news,
0:48.4	the FDA expected to authorize a vaccine booster shot for Americans with compromised immune
0:53.2	systems within the next 48 hours.
0:56.5	And arrest warrants now out for 51 Texas Democrats who fled the state.
1:00.5	Remember that to block that controversial voting bill?
1:03.0	I'm going to talk to a state representative who is facing arrest tonight.
1:06.0	Let's go out front.
1:09.5	And good evening.
1:10.6	I'm Aaron Burnett. Outfront tonight, the Breaking News, damning testimony today from a former prosecutor who wouldn't back Trump's big lie.
1:18.2	Now, this is according to the New York Times reporting tonight. Now, you may not know his name, but his story is important.
1:25.1	And tonight, he is providing a key piece of evidence
1:28.0	in proving the former president stage a coup attempt in the United States. So let me introduce
1:32.4	you to him. You see him on your screen, BJ Pack. He is the former U.S. attorney in Atlanta.
1:37.5	He reportedly spent three hours with lawmakers and staff today. CNN learning that he told
1:42.4	the Senate Judiciary Committee that he quit suddenly
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