Unmasking the Threat: Trump’s Assault on Democracy and Rule of Law

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Episode Highlights:

· Comprehend the Trump defeat with being found guilty of 34 felony counts and understand that the trial was not rigged when you study the composition of the jury that convicted him.

· Be clear that Trump’s rhetoric after the felony conviction is designed to distract and stoke fear so hear his comments so you can be prepared to confront people that repeat his distorted statements.

· Know that the good news is it takes more than the support of a party to win a presidential election so listen to the details that you may not have read or heard.

· Appreciate the statements from Hogan, who is running in Maryland and his plea to respect the rule of law, and then Lara Trump’s failure and Republican leaders rejecting the rule of law with their responses to Trump’s conviction.

· Review the actions that the Supreme court has taken that suppress voter rights, encourage gerrymanding in states along with a description of very disturbing actions by MAGA Republicans in state platforms.

Here is the list of resources for this podcast:

• https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/trump-defeated-manhattan-criminal-trial/678555/ -- Trump Defeated, The Atlantic
• https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/trump-fair-manhattan-criminal-trail/678557/ -- Trump Wishes His Trial Were Rigged, The Atlantic
• The Conversations , Friday, May 31, 2024 9:18 AM
• https://theconversation.com/trumps-rhetoric-after-his-felony-conviction-is-designed-to-distract-stoke-fear-and-ease-the-way-for-an-anti-democratic-strongman-231535
• Penzeys Spices [e-mail] – his statements about what happened after the conviction and he has good news for us
• https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/republicans-against-rule-law/678590/ -- Lara Trump Failed the Hogan Test
• NDRC [e-mail] – List of gerrymandering approval by the Supreme Court and Republic Justices Over the Dissent of Democratic Justices
• Beto O’Rourke [e-mail], Tuesday, May 28, 2024 1:11 PM – New Republican platform that pushes their radical, anti-democracy agenda to new extremes

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