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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
@jamesbeemer7855

Trump is totally separate from the ruling party .

@jamesbeemer7855

Do you get the picture ?
He’s describing lawyers behavior . Trump is not a lawyer . He never was . Trump is a (for real ) republican . The difference is that Trump was not trained as a lawyer like the other politicians . Trump is commoner , NOT ATTACHED TO THE KING OF ENGLAND , AND THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND .

@VegaNow

Republican Paralysis is a perfect description of the current state of those who label themselves as republican, especially since trump has created a stance not based on what the party has always stood for.

@alanschwamberger7398

This is one of the best most insightful analysis of what is going on in this country.

@kennethsnyder9236

Please! Let us all know who got more votes in their reelection and lost? Comparing Trump rallies to Biden rallies, there was no comparison. The same thing is happening to Harris. People have showed up for the free concert and started leaving right after.

@suklarayee7804

❤️😀 Trump and Republicans are Very Happy and Assured of Winning the Election Since they have Successfuly Rigged The Voting Machines and it's Computer Codes💙❤️😀

@BaldwinBay

Trump supporters are delusional!

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