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Lies, Politics and Democracy: Tim Alberta (interview) | FRONTLINE



Tim Alberta is a staff writer for The Atlantic. He formerly served as chief political correspondent for Politico and is the author of American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump.

The following interview was conducted by the Kirk Documentary Group’s Mike Wiser for FRONTLINE on May 6, 2022. It has been edited for clarity and length.

This interview is being published as part of FRONTLINE’s Transparency Project, an effort to open up the source material behind our documentaries. Explore the transcript of this interview, and others, on the FRONTLINE website:

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CHAPTERS:
Trump’s Initial Claims of Fraud in the 2020 Election – 0:00:00
The Response from Graham and Cruz – 0:05:48
Cruz and the 2016 Election – 0:11:31
Pence Joins the Ticket – 0:39:59
Trump’s Early Presidency and the Republican Response – 0:46:04
Trump and Charlottesville – 0:53:48
The First Impeachment – 0:57:06
Republican Leadership in the Wake of the 2020 Election – 1:09:14
Jan. 6 and the Aftermath – 1:20:41
The Republicans Exile Liz Cheney – 1:29:56

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50 comments
@walterswearingen6089

SICK OF POILITICANS WITH NO COURAGE ,NO LOYALTY TO THE CONSTITUTION OR THE PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT!

@stephenVocalist9480

Project 2025 aims to disband PBS & end 'Frontline.' 🔚

@robsmart1246

Time will show..this guy is so corrupt !!

@marwar819

Be skeptical about everything you see on PBS, including the News Hour, Frontline, Amanpour & Co, EVERYTHING. They have become advocates for their causes rather reporters. Sickening.

@wholefoodplantbasedmama5398

Pence got bit badly and now has NOT endorsed TFG.

I wonder what will happen in the future. The emperor loses his clothes – if Kamala and Walz get into power, i think they will just ignore TFG and leave the courts to deal with him. So what will happen with the GOP? Will the sharks circle around TFG? If we look at the path of dictators, when they fall, they fall badly and they suddenly realize that they are surrounded by people who presented a false front and will turn on him when the time comes. Dictators are paranoid for a very good reason.

@omennemo8844

This guy helped me understand more about politicians. I don't trust them even more.

@omennemo8844

Sounds like a thorn in the side of his friends and enemies. They all better watch their backs.