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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
@davidturner4824

What a sad state our country is in politically. It is amazing it is still functioning.

@davidturner4824

What a great show. This young man is very astute. He must be a political historian I assume. He did a really great job explaining to me what happened over the four years of Trump. I wonder what the Republicans think of themselves now; after trying to get a convicted Criminal and liar to be elected again. The Republicans obviously don't have any morals or ethics. I hope a lot of them get voted out of office on November fifth.

@naygirl334

And a year later, it continues………

@margiebergman9574

I am so impressed with Tim Alberta. Truly amazing program.

@walkish

So many of them had been lied to [by so many people]

@danielcraig5248

Jan 6th will always stand out in my mind as the worst attack by American Terrorists on America's Capitol It's SICKENING TO ME That here we go again WTF I'd rather drink bleach than vote for him. Now this Guy and His Blind Followers Have Hijacked the GOP as a Front to pay his Legal Bills
WAKE UP AMERICA

@kevinpackard2096

Donald Trump should not be on the 2024 ticket. He’s a liar . . . And that is the sin of the Son of Perdition. I was a republican, but the Hollywood tapes were sufficient to turn my stomach inside out. And as the Republican Congressional Coalition showed yellow, I quite the Republican Party. Johnson is shameful, Kevin McCarthy is shameful, Mitch McConnell is shameful. The integrity of the men who should be examples to future generations will be listed in history as snakes who slithered from their oaths.

@richardfadle5921

Since Ronnie Reagan 1980. If not before him the Republicans only care about the wealthy!!!! And lie to the rest of us!!!! The Gerry mandering scumbags