“The 2020 election was a total FRAUD!” 

“I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.” 

“There is NO WAY Biden got 80,000,000 votes!!!” 

These and other statements by Donald Trump sparked a historic insurrection that attempted to topple our democracy and undermined the public’s faith in elections. MS NOW legal analyst and veteran federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann says they are part of the scourge of political lies in America, and in his new book Liar’s Kingdom, he issues a call to prevent a figure like Donald Trump from ever rising again. He says that the Trump administration’s deceit has enabled the use of law enforcement and the military against the people, the unlawful deportation of immigrants, and the disregard of international rules meant to promote a civilized and peaceful world. Other politicians, inspired by the success of the political lie, have flooded the public square with falsehoods of their own.

Weissmann says our vulnerability to politicians’ lies stems from a flaw in America’s legal system—one that can be fixed. But it will take courage, creativity, and a willingness to look beyond our borders to other countries that have already confronted this crisis. Can American politics come clean? Get your ticket and find out.

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