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The Hartmann Report

REPUBLICANS ARE PLANNING A HATEFEST CONVENTION

The Hartmann Report

Thom Hartmann

Congress, Economics, Climate Change, The Hartmann Report, Debate, Democracy, America, Thom Hartmann, News

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Xochitl Hinojosa from The Democratic Convention gives an overview of the goals and themes of Joe Biden's upbeat diverse launch.

Never in the history of the United States has there been widespread violence perpetrated by the followers of a president - until now with Donald Trump. It’ll be interesting to see how many more of these people show up at the Republican convention next week.

Thom welcomes Ben Wikler, long time activist and chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, which would have hosted the national convention in Milwaukee- how does he think the online convention is going?- and will his state be a tipping point once again in the electoral college?

Plus - checking in with Ohio... the security of drop boxes... how Trump might respond to losing... Bringing in UN election observers...

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0:00.0

This is the Tom Hartman program.

0:17.0

Welcome back, Tom Hartman here with you.

0:18.0

You know the Senate Republicans on the Intelligence Committee

0:22.0

oversaw this three year inquiry into the

0:26.4

collusion it used to be called alleged collusion now we can simply call

0:31.3

it collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian

0:34.4

government. Trump's foreign policy advisor lied under oath about this and has

0:41.4

been busted his National Security advisor lied under oath about it and

0:45.9

was sentenced to jail for it. His campaign chairman lied under oath about this and

0:51.4

was sent to prison for it.

0:53.3

Trump's deputy campaign chairman lied under oath for this and was convicted of it.

0:59.9

Trump's personal lawyer lied under oath about his contacts with Russia and went to prison for it.

1:06.4

His political consultant lied under oath about contacts with Russians.

1:11.8

His attorney general has repeatedly lied under oath before

1:16.0

Congress which is under oath and of course the Republicans in their summary

1:22.0

said that Donald Trump lied about it to Congress, to

1:26.4

federal investigators. I mean that's some amazing Russia hoax, right?

1:33.4

It's interesting that, you know, the Republicans on the Senate committee

1:36.2

let this thing come out.

1:38.9

But, you know, some of these members like Tom Cotton

1:41.5

are already trying to minimize it, but you know there

1:44.7

it is, right? That this is actually what happened. The Senate report mentions

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