America’s Last Election Part 2: The fake elector plot | If You’re Listening
After the 2020 election, Donald Trump searched desperately for any theory that would allow him to retain control of the White House.
On Christmas Eve, his team called a constitutional lawyer named John Eastman, who gave them something to work with. Eastman’s theory relied on Vice President Mike Pence playing along.
In this second episode of America’s Last Election, If You’re Listening looks at the theory the riot on January 6 was based on, and why Trump’s supporters thought it might work.
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