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Oct 2021
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New Firsthand Accounts of Trump’s Big Li...

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New, behind-the-scenes details have come to light about how former President Donald Trump and his allies attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election days before January 6th. CNN Political Director David Chalian digs into some of the troubling toplines from the Senate Judiciary Committee report released today. Plus, court documents show Trump allies admitted on the record they did little to vet their public, false claims of election fraud. 

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