And in that context, I made it clear I did not agree with the idea of saying the election

was stolen and putting out this stuff, which I told the president was.

And, you know, I didn't want to be a part of it, and that's one of the reasons that went

into me deciding to leave when I did.

I observed, I think it was on December 1st, that you know, how can we, you can't live in

a world where the incumbent administration stays in power based on its view unsupported

by specific evidence that the election, that there was fraud in the election.

Hi again, everybody. How that is it? It's so bad that we're going to call that point A.

Okay? And we all know what Bill Barr's record was the attorney general. But because of statements like that and testimony like that, that was before the January 6th Select Committee,

point A represents the safe and secure presidential elections, national elections, we have enjoyed

in our country without interruption of the course of the century. And then point Z, that is the

nightmare scenario, a president who has already exhibited a willingness and interest

and effort to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power, encouraging violence if it's necessary,

with an unfettered control over our election systems. It is difficult to pinpoint precisely where

we are today, right now, this hour, on that sliding scale between A and Z. But this afternoon's

developments make it abundantly clear we are straying further and further from point A and lurching

ever closer and closer to point Z. The latest reporting from MS Now, quote, Donald Trump has

directed his White House counsel's office to explore the feasibility

of an executive order requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration and photo identification

at polling locations nationwide, even as his own lawyers have warned the moves would likely run into

legal trouble, according to senior White House official who spoke

anonymously. Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Boat and White House Staff Secretary

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