there is a lot to be done, even if congress doesn t act. only congress can fix the electoral count act, there are things that can be done in each state. for example, make sure that they re not using holy electronic voting machines. that there is a piece of paper, to be re-counted. push, and your local areas, for transparency and how votes will be counted. what is someone who embraces the big lie is, the one who s in charge of elections next time? ultimately, we have to be prepared to organize civil society, the center of the society. church groups, corporations, labor unions, coming together, they disagree about a lot of things. they agree we need free and fair elections, and comply with the rule of law. it may take the american people, getting out into the streets, to assure them, to have a free and fair election in 2024. as about to say, we will speak to michigan attorney general, precisely about that, coming up later in the show. great to see you, as always, for your insights.
the big lie, the big lie of election fraud. that is what spurred the oathkeepers, according to doj, to attack the capitol, and i think that s really important to keep in mind when you hear some of the revisionist history that started to crop up around january 6. and another thing that jumped out at me is how far in advance before january 6 that this planning was. as evan just read, that text to the group chat, the invitation only signal group, that said if president-elect biden were to assume the presidency, it will be a bloody fight. that was on december 11. again, as we all know, the idea this was a spontaneous riot, if you read through this indictment, there is just so much evidence between the training of the paramilitary exercises, the tactical gear the group wore, and then all of these planning texts that were before it. right, and that s the concept of conspiracy, right? it s the meeting of the minds of one or more people to agree to commit a crime, even if the
again. again, they are not fighting. congressman adam shift is a member of investigating january 6th. served for donald trump s first impeachment. he joins us now. let s talk about rudy giuliani, who was a central figure in both of these plots. that resulted in both impeachments. why do you think it is important that the committee sit down and talk to him here? . as you can see by the series of subpoenas would ve issued overtime, by people in and around the administration. rudy giuliani was at the center of things was one of the most aggressive promoters of the big lie and the election he was involved in, trying to get state legislators to send alternate slates of electors to delay slates of electors. to me, most shocking claims are some of those that you just repeated chris. that is that they were involved in urging the president.
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giuliani has devolved into something of a political punchline. even helping bring about trump s first impeachment, with his attempts to dig up dirt about the bidens in ukraine. and giuliani, perhaps more than anybody outside the government, worked to embed donald trump s january 6th coup. which led to donald trump s second impeachment. giuliani s efforts, culminated with a truly bizarre press conference at the four seasons, total landscaping in 2020, and today, the bipartisan committee investigating january 6th, has finally decided it needs to speak with giuliani. he was subpoenaed, along with his fellow look who attempting lawyers, jenna ellis, and trump campaign advisor boris epstein. giuliani, powell, and epstein were in the coming days, you might remember their faces in the footage. more than anyone, except for donald trump, maybe even more than him honestly, they worked to push the big lie of election fraud. and countless, deranged conspiracy theories. which of course, laid the