S9 Ep. 20 Breakdown Bonus: It's all politics

Breakdown

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Politics, News, True Crime

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has legal, practical and political considerations to consider as she investigates former President Donald Trump and his allies for alleged meddling with the 2020 election. To explore the latter consideration, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Breakdown podcast turned to Greg Bluestein, the newspaper's politics reporter who broke many of the stories that have become central parts of the special purpose grand jury investigation. In a far-reaching interview, Bluestein weighs in on the probe in light of Trump's recent announcement to run again for president, the possible impact of the investigation on the Georgia Republican party and the potential fate of the 16 Republicans who cast fake Electoral College votes for Trump when the official slate of 16 Democrats voted for President Joe Biden. Episode 20 - 'It's All Politics' - of Breakdown's ninth season - 'The Trump Grand Jury - also provides updates on attempts by former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to avoid testifying before the special grand jury. You can download the Breakdown podcast from Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or your favorite podcasting platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's worth knowing which really going on.
0:04.0	This is the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
0:11.0	Previously on Breakdown.
0:14.0	She is one that's going to rise to the moment.
0:17.0	And bottom line, it's about accountability at any level,
0:21.0	at the state level, at the federal level.
0:24.0	And I think that's what we should be focused on.
0:26.0	If laws were broken, people need to be held accountable.
0:29.0	Right, right, right.
0:31.0	And so was it good luck or bad luck?
0:35.0	It's been an interesting ride.
0:38.0	I'll say that.
0:39.0	In that case, you've obviously been, you know,
0:42.0	I mean, everything you do in it is watched very closely.
0:47.0	I take it, you know that, right?
0:50.0	I've picked up on that.
0:52.0	McBerney has really distinguished himself
0:56.0	because he's been tough,
1:00.0	but he's been tough on both sides.
1:03.0	And DA has won the overwhelming majority of those battles.
1:10.0	But in my view, that's because she's been right on the merits.
1:16.0	And times, you know, he's really spoken in the highest tradition
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