So how did we get here? Since 2020, President Trump has ranted and raved about how the election was stolen from him. It's important to know that Trump's conspiracy theories were soundly and thoroughly debunked by Republican election officials, by journalists on all sides, and importantly, by the courts. But here's the thing about Trump's inner circle. They were cowards by every measure that mattered. They were cynical enough to just go along with him, never mind the catastrophic damage being done to our democracy. (00:54–01:05)
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Asserts that Trump's election conspiracy theories were debunked by officials, journalists, and courts.
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