Sunday Edition: How Election Lies Are Fueling GOP Primaries

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🗓️ 31 July 2022

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Former President Donald Trump’s election lies are shaping Republican primary races across the country. Ahead of voting on Tuesday in Arizona, CNN traveled to the state to hear from Republican voters on who they’re backing, if the January 6th hearings are swaying their opinions, and who they want to lead the Republican party going forward. Guest: Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Correspondent 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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0:00.0	There was this moment near the end of the most recent January 6th hearing that really stood out to me.
0:07.0	The House Select Committee had just laid out what former President Donald Trump was doing as a violent mob descended on the Capitol.
0:17.0	They said that for hours, Trump sat in his private White House dining room and watched the attack play out on TV.
0:24.1	What's more, they said he made no effort to call off his supporters
0:28.2	or to call in more law enforcement.
0:30.9	And right before the committee wrapped up for the night,
0:33.0	Republican Liz Cheney took the mic and seemed to say,
0:36.0	we can't let this guy even get close to the White House ever again.
0:41.0	And every American must consider this. Can a president who is
0:46.3	willing to make the choices Donald Trump made during the violence of January 6th
0:52.0	ever be trusted with any position? during the violence of January 6th,
0:52.6	ever be trusted with any position of authority
0:56.3	in our great nation again.
0:58.6	Well, sources tell CNN that Trump is now weighing
1:01.6	when to launch his 2024 campaign, not if.
1:05.0	And while he's not on the ballot this November, his election lies are playing a big part in
1:10.4	Republican primaries across the country.
1:13.0	Just look at Arizona.
1:14.6	Trump is backing a whole slate of GOP candidates there
1:18.2	who have no problem repeating his falsehoods.
1:21.0	My guest today is CNN's Donnie O'Sullivan. Ahead of the state's primary on
1:25.6	Tuesday he went to Arizona to see if the January 6 hearings are breaking through
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