American here... amazing that it took an Australian broadcast to provide the clearest and easiest no bias breakdown of the fake electors plot in context! Our news here downplays like it wasn't a big deal in Georgia where I live that some people signed a paper I had no idea about the Transmittal to Washington or this was the key of what the wanted Mike Pence to do!
US is worse than a banana republic.Bolsonaro did the same stunt one year later in Brasil and was swiftly removed from politics for the next 10 years.The whole world is watching. Try to sell the US or western democracy to Singapore. They would laugh about it .The only wars in southeast asia ,since the second world war, were incited by the US or the french. The BRICS states will replace the UN. No more veto rights.
Its a case in progress, apparently. The wheels grind ever so slowly. May 17 (Reuters) - John Eastman, the first of 18 defendants accused of illegally seeking to claim Arizona's 2020 electoral votes for then-U.S. President Donald Trump to appear before a state judge, pleaded not guilty on Friday. Eastman, 64, is one of several people - including fellow former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows - accused of plotting to assemble a slate of pro-Trump electors who falsely claimed to represent the Southwestern battleground state's legitimate electoral votes.
Rachel Maddow went over this two years ago. Several other American news sources including 60 Minutes and CNN have also reported on this. You just weren't paying attention.
Because American media companies want Trump to win. So do the billionaires like Musk, Bezos, and Thiel. Yet MAGA idiots still think they’re “fighting the elitists” when they’re getting conned by the biggest elitists out there.
He didn't even do anything special then, for entire history of America, ALL Vice Presidents were certifying election results, AFAIK not one time there was a demarche with refusing to do that one pointless symbolic act and republicans acted as if he was a traitor or something. He actually supported Ukraine and came to our border with Poland to greet refugees, which was awkward but at least shown he had some integrity.
@@jacktraveller8290 According to his story, he talked to his son who convinced him. The fact he needed an opinion outside the GOP-scheming echo chamber is a little disturbing. He originally wasn't going to attend because the outcome of the election was "too hurtful to [his] friend." He needed his son to remind him that they took the same oath to defend and support the constitution. Him asking his son for advice and his son's response says to me Pence knew what their plans were - that they were going to thwart the will of the people with delays and lawyer games, and still was about to step aside, so someone else would do the dirty work to get his party the victory over the US citizenry.
Mike Pence, to his great credit, did the right thing. He will be judged as a man of great integrity by history. He stood up to a big bully. Well done Mike Pence.
Wow! As someone who is not from the US, I had only seen in the news the Capitol Riots on Jan 6th but had no idea about the backstory! Thank you for enlightening me!
The alternate (not "fake") electors theory operated on the fact that the actions of various state entities-such as supreme courts and elections administrators-violated state constitutions in seven states. One example was the PA Supreme Crt extending ballot-return deadlines, relaxing ID requirements and making it easier to register to vote - when only the state legislature can make such changes. A black and white case of violating the constitution if ever there was one.. Instead we're told Eastman (in his cowboy hat) doesnt know what he's talking about and we're shown people responding to questions about Eastman wanting to reverse the election, which is not what he wanted to do. And we're told that this can't happen again because we've got (a decent, honorable VP) Kamala Harris, plus laws have been introduced to curb her authority - which presumably means before these law changes Pence did have authority..? Nothing on Marc Elias (democrat lawyer) and his attacks on the constitution, such as in PA and MI..? What about Zuckerberg's $450m he spent on fortifying the election in targeted counties in the swing states..? Crickets... This is a propaganda clown show, paid for by taxpayers. It was originally called "Russia if you're listening" but that needed to be changed for obvious reasons...
@@SyntheticFutureYes, but there are a lot of facts the DOJ didn't know on janv 6 ,2021.And Merry Guirlande dragged his feet !; Probably with his friends the federalist society.
they gave you a fake backstory as usual - jan6 was about the voting machines thing, they even show it in the footage in the piece where the guy says something about the guy saying something about the allegedly rigged machines and what they want Pence to do in relation to that, so a lot of people were very excited to see if Pence would do something unprecedented yet constitutional and get it looked into, maybe we will get a 4 corners piece on the voting machines one day, can't wait, good ole aunty eh
NOTE: Arizona's actual electors, the Democrats, did not meet at the state Capitol, the traditional site, but at an undisclosed location because they feared Trumplicans would storm the Capitol to stop the electors from voting. And, Donald Trump called Governor Doug Ducey while he was signing electors' documents to attempt to stop him. (Ducey had set Trump's calls to chime as "All Hail the Chief" on his cell phone so everyone in the room knew it was Trump calling before Ducey was able to silence his phone. Whoops!)
As an American, I wholeheartedly agree, it has been embarrassing and when I catch myself debating with the likes of Trump supporters, I can only recall the plethora of Mark Twain quotables.... And just quietly move along!! Harris/Walz 2024
You won't, because there's nothing in this report that explains Trump's support. And this is the case across nearly all liberal media, so as a result you haven't been able to counter him.
@@sarahwilkie thanks 👍. This right wing nationalism seems to be a Global phenomenon. Watch your back, they're stealthy and dangerous. " $@tan disguises himself as an Angel of Light." ✝️📖
@@SableParrot It’s very obviously his antiestablishment slant, feeding off of the rising dissatisfaction with our government. This isn’t some mystery, nor is it justification for attempting an effective coup.
Because MSM on both sides suck and we all know it and this is the most comprehensive story ever done on what actually happened, you had to dig for over 100 hours just to get all the information out of the issues in a single state, then you still have people say "they didn't admit the evidence of fraud!" and think it means something, they didn't admit the evidence because it was speculation, baseless or in some cases there was none. They just said it was rigged without any real cause.
Like yeah, they're not going to submit speculative lies as evidence because 1. not true and therefore it's not real evidence and 2. crazy people that do understand this unlike them will use this as FACTUAL evidence the election was overturned but they decided it didn't matter.
Funnily enough, that's exactly why he's running. None of the facts about what happened in the plot are disputed. His legal strategy has been to delay, go to the supreme court for criminal immunity, and hope he gets 70 million Americans to goose-step their way towards totalitarianism in a week so that he can pardon himself.
Unfortunately Trump's been successfully delaying the courts again and again and again. But the process is ticking along, and as long as he's not elected president (at which point he can instruct his attorney general to drop all the federal cases against him, and all the state cases would be put on ice), he will finish being convicted and sentenced and I'd like to think he'll be seeing the inside of a prison cell sometime in his near future. In fact, his sentencing in the case he was already convicted on was pushed back until after the election (after Trump had already tried to push back earlier dates and delayed and obstructed) and the legal reporter I was watching said that might actually be a good sign the judge is going to recommend a prison sentence, as it would likely cause too much trouble from the Trump side if he was sentenced to prison within 60 days of an election
That’s what I’m saying. Like wtf. This is the best video I’ve ever seen on the fake electors. Just no one has seen this. If anybody has Reddit. Post this video on some big subs
Of course he should. But if you are rich and powerful, it's extremely rare to face consequences for anything, especially if the powers at be need to use you for something.
Right wing people ALWAYS do the things, they critisize others for. Its the same with the right wing people here in Germany. If they accuse others of something you can be sure, thats what they are doing or planning to do. If they accuse the government to be a dictatorship (faaaar from the truth in germany) you can be sure, thats what they want to establish. They already started. Theyy accuse the government of banning free speech. But the moment, they get some authority, they start to ban books.
This is the standard of journalism when it’s not produced to make a profit. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is a fully funded statutory authority. It carries no advertising and is fearlessly independent. For over 60 years ‘Auntie’, (ABC’s nickname), has shone light on all manner of malfeasance. It’s initiated scores of royal commissions, embarrassed reluctant police to act and caused corporations to think twice about wrongdoing. They may depend on government for their funding, but they’re quick to run a blowtorch over the government belly, whichever ever side is in. Hell, it even has a weekly media review program, (Media Watch), that doesn’t mind criticising itself! The US should copy our model. Do it today.
not independent at ALL.... its very anti liberal and always has been , it almost got banned by Turnbal GOV and questioned in court... it also destroyed aus by bringing in woke politics into AUS with the gender neutral toilets and pronouns this tiny one segment however is very well done and unbiased but dont believe the rest during all the liberal gov in AUS the adc was the most bias of them all , look at the salary of the CEO too rediculous ... having said that Sky news is equally as bad its pro puttin and pro trump all the time and has an agenda
Are you a bot? Do you work for them? How is it "fearlessly independent" when 100% of its funding comes from an American Depositary Receipt viewable on the SEC website known as Commonwealth Of Australia - if they are such fearless journalists why didn't they do a report on how 100% of their funding comes from an ADR (SEC website 8880 section), and explain in that report how they can call other state media state media but somehow they are independent?
I've often thought this. If they spent more time being competent and likeable politicians with popular policies that they're actually interested in enacting and cared about the welfare of their electorate and less time coming up with obviously BS lies, conspiracies and hating, then maybe they'd get a chance at being actual politicians. They don't care about the American people. I'm not even sure they believe their own far right nonsense. They'll just do and say anything to have power. They have no interest in doing anything with that power.
At least HALF of the "citizens" of this Country don't posses the intelligence to comprehend such "complex" subjects as policies. They would rather enjoy the CLOWN show that the "Donald" puts on, much easier to understand!!
@@mifunegoh4773 ..as a general rule..people who begin a comment with 'LOL' dont have the intellectual ability to comprehend concepts such as what is journalism. I note that your comment..all five well thought out words contain no argument, opinion or criticism or well..anything.. Presumably thats why you follow your well scripted comment with 3 emojis. Your intellect was exhausted after the five words you posted and luckily enough small images are provided to assist the hard of thinking feeble minded.
Funny story, I voted in QLD today with my young son in toe. He was curious about the proceedings and what was going on. I don't normally like to ram my personal views down his throat but I did get more emotional today than normal and give him a big rant along the lines 'THE AUSTRALIAN COMPULSARY PREFERENTIAL VOTING SYSTEM IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD AND DON'T YOU EVER FORGET IT!!!!... Thanks America.
Convoluted, and stupid. A system that keeps the vote results in the hands of politicians instead of overseen by an independent federal authority is naive at best or moronic at worst. Either way, stupid.
@@luns486No there voting for someone who isn’t a vacuous twit. If they want to win choose a serious contender instead of just another controllable puppet
I had always considered myself an anti-establishment person. I never voted for Trump, but I could understand the people that just wanted an outsider. Someone that wasn’t part of the secret machine. If there is a silver lining to all of this madness, in my mind at least, it’s that it really restored my faith in Washington, or in the establishment. I’m not a conservative, but the strength of the handful of people that stood up to Trump and held true to their oath is worthy of a medal to me. I disagree with virtually everything Mike Pence stands for, but I feel like I owe him a thank you for what he did, and an apology for the type of person I thought he was.
He crossed many red lines before he finally took a stand on Jan 6th and sadly 98%of Republicans in both Houses have crossed all of them. Trump should have been removed from office when he was impeached the first time, let alone the second. Jan 6th should never have occurred.
I feel similarly. Pence followed the law instead of betraying the nation and everything it's supposed to stand for on the global stage. I wouldn't say necessarily that I owe the dude an apology though. IF he had bent the knee and opened his mouth like so many others did for Conald Chump, he would have been imprisoned eventually and he knew it, especially after all the failed lawfare Chump had tried to wage. The righting was on the wall and he had his glasses on that day.
People vote un the people in government. They arent just magucally making everything worse, it takes ignorant people voting them in first. It is the peoples fault theyvare so easily deluded.
As a patriotic American I will proudly be voting for Kamala Harris for president! Convicted felon Donald Trump belongs in prison! We Yanks against Trump thank our Aussie allies. 🕊️
@@rhys2792 Harris was elected as Vice President. That's how it works. When you vote for your candidate, you are voting for the team. Biden declined to run and endorsed his VP. There's nothing nefarious about it. Did you sleep through civics class, or did you drop out of school before you got there?
@@rhys2792 Democrats can put forward anyone they want , Biden as it happens agreed in the end to step down , I think he knew it was the right thing to do .Trump on the other hand tried to steal and election to stay in power :)
@@brycepetalas4118 No. I don't think he should. No more than a train driver who decides NOT to derail a train. Trump on the other hand should be in jail.
@@infin8ee That is the scary thing about Trump, no more guardrails next time around. He won't just go dictator on the first day, he'll go full dictator for the entire four years if elected. How roughly half the American people want to vote for someone who is so obviously flawed on so many different levels and totally unsuitable to be POTUS will always remain a mystery to me.
And now he’s laying the groundwork to do it again. Not the same plan of course, but the rhetoric is the same. I remember it clear as day back in 2020 “we will will unless it’s been rigged”Pathetic
For all you Trumpsters who have no idea of anything outside your home town - this is the ABC - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Australia's (you know that big chunk of land downunder) state broadcaster! Oh and get out and vote Blue!
"Yes Dr. Keli Ward. I am an actual physician." = I am highly educated. Unfortunately after partaking in election fraud I am now also a convicted felon.= Turns out common sense isn't very common!
Oh it's dumber than that: the right in USA has some weird beef with non-medical doctors. Like a 6 year old that learns that a doctorate isn't always medical, they act like having a PhD is personally insulting to them as they've been bamboozled. That's why she continues "doctor... an actual physician" as those weirdos are on a crusade against doctors who aren't medics.
The court cases about it are still ongoing. They just took too long investigating and the Supreme Court did so much to delay and frustrate the process that it hasn't been sorted out in time. If the SC had done their jobs with honor Trump would had his day in court and I think he would have been found guilty. He has the right to a defense, but not to postpone it until it's too late and he can pardon himself. I really hope he loses by enough that the result is clear, and that the prosecution can go ahead properly. If he gets convicted that will give enough republicans enough excuse to distance themselves from Trump for America to get itself out of this hole.
@@adrianthoroughgood1191 And this time the stakes for Trump are even higher; Not just gaining power but also avoiding an almost certain jail term and bankruptcy. He has nothing to lose and the practice of a dry run. I wonder what will happen lol
JD Vance has entered the chat. Remember he's just the first to attempt to be the successor and remember he has the full backing and support of the heritage foundation. He was their guy.
@@adrianthoroughgood1191 wishful thinking; even if Trump loses next month and is convicted, AGAIN, there are far too many cultists who believe he is a victim and innocent who will continue to support who ever follows the blueprint he has laid out. And, with the aid of the diehards like those in the Project 2025 group, democracy in the US will be threatened in every elections to come for a long, long time. I expect to see Vivek pushing for the next GoP nominations and pandering to MAGA when Trump is done and possibly the likes of Don Jnr.
Exactly, that is why Russia in particular is so keen to run interference on behalf of Trump. They know he divides a country, which is to the benefit of both Russia and China. Putin also knows he has Trump in his pocket.
Great video! I did notice 2 things that you missed... 1. There was an ONGOING Court-ordered recount in Hawaii in 1960 that prevented the State from knowing the true winner on the day that the Electors were Constitutionally required to sign their respective Slates. That's why BOTH parties signed to preserve their potential claim and why it is not a true legal comparison for 2020. 2. The Constitution empowers only ONE entity to submit Slates of Electors. The STATES. NO State sent any of the fraudulent Trump Slates. As such, Congress was bound to accept the Slates that the States had sent and had no power to reject them according to the Electoral Count Act. All of the evidence leads to the fact that the Slates were created and submitted with one purpose: To try and defraud the Electoral Count and illegitimately install Trump as the winner of the 2020 election.
Great facts but Trumpists don’t care about facts, they only care about their little feefees and you’re hurting their feefees right now! Why do you hate MURICA?? Why do you hate Jesus Trump??
Didn't that doctor woman just get sentenced to 29 years in prison for election interference. Judge was very angry with her, and this sentence was what she got even after he took time off for sickness and ill health. She showed no remorse at all.
I’m not sure if you’re referring to a different case, but the Arizona fake electors case is still in litigation. According to Wikipedia [Arizona Mirror] one of the defendants pled guilty last August and was sentenced to 3 years of probation; for the other defendants, [Associated Press] the trial is currently scheduled for January 2026.
@@trevinbeattie4888 I remembered it wrong. Tina Peters was sentenced to NINE years for her part in the fake electors scheme. I know the big case with Trump and Rudy has been put on hold. But this was case was done at the state level because that's where she committed the crime. Mesa County.
Wow wow wow . To have it all explained in terms we can understand is crucial and this must be shared . I’m also in Australia and love ABCs coverage of US politics
Trump did the greatest gaslight in the world. He literally was cheating while saying the democrats were cheating. Everything he’s doing he projects and accuses the other. It’s almost EVERYTIME LOL.
"Yeah, but won't it be cool to have that power? "💀 The most Trump way of trying to persuade someone to help you install yourself as dictator. Historically we all know Caesar famously said to Brutus before declaring himself dictator for life, "Yeah, but won't it be epic to have all that power?"
I am so sick of and sickened by the 'horse race' coverage of the current campaign. Journalists should be doing what you are doing here - reporting on distortion, deception and risk to the constitution.
I'm speechless. One of the most villified men in US political history and yet he acted in the sort of dignified and honourable way that Trump and his cohort never would.
I've never been a big Mike Pence fan but I think history will see him as a hero in posterity. Just imagine how unbelievably difficult it would be to have the guts to do the right thing like he did. We all owe him enormous respect for that.
@@YxYzYx There is nothing about party structure or how parties select their leaders in the constitution. Parties can basically do whatever they want( e.g a lot of european parties have all sorts of ways to select leaders). It is essentially a private entity. Also Harris and Biden were on the same ticket. Makes sense that Harris becomes the new candidate. Trump tried to steal the 2020 election through this plot. It is clear as day.
The bravery from Pence to stand his ground is the only reason why America is still a democracy. He doesn't get the credit that he deserves. What a patriot
It really was excellent, I never really understood why the trumpers were at pences throat about certification. Since it was only to table up one set numbers per state. In a 1st grade math addition problem. But the multiple fake papers with numbers demands to pence pick the wrong paper to include instead or declare uncertainty (due to presence of 2 papers) blocking the election completion was the thing the trumpers were mad about pence not fulfilling.
Most of them have been indicted but charges are pending. Stone specifcally was sentenced to 40 months in Jail. He received a presidential pardon from Trump and served no time. Eastman and Giuliani are disbarred and cannot practice iirc. Time will tell what happens depending on the outcome of the election.
Listening to the bonus eps and feeling obliged to tell you the Coriolis effect only occurs in large bodies of water, so no, our toilets don't spin the other way, but our oceans do!
I’d never heard any background before about the fake electors and the narrative was so interesting and especially suited to your inimitable style. I hope we’ll still be able to laugh about it when we reach the finale.
The MAGA party has had 4 years of almost unrestrained access to state legislatures in republican held states to plot. I expect their plan to work better this time. I hope democracy in the country of my birth survives.
Big shoutout! I love the content, its very informative and presented well. My only nitpick (and it REALLY is a nitpick) is that the volume could be more consistent. Some audio clips you play are way louder than your talking volume, and even those vary a lot in volume. But that is critique on a very high level.
They don't get to choose. The republican primary is democratic. The establishment republicans weren't enthusiastic about him in 2016 either. The question really is, why have republican voters nominated Trump three times?
American here... amazing that it took an Australian broadcast to provide the clearest and easiest no bias breakdown of the fake electors plot in context!
Our news here downplays like it wasn't a big deal in Georgia where I live that some people signed a paper I had no idea about the Transmittal to Washington or this was the key of what the wanted Mike Pence to do!
A failed coup without consequences is just a dress rehearsal.
It's terrifying....
US is worse than a banana republic.Bolsonaro did the same stunt one year later in Brasil and was swiftly removed from politics for the next 10 years.The whole world is watching. Try to sell the US or western democracy to Singapore. They would laugh about it .The only wars in southeast asia ,since the second world war, were incited by the US or the french. The BRICS states will replace the UN. No more veto rights.
Yet Trump will win outright this time, without any rorts. Nothing in Bevan's work will tell you why.
Its a case in progress, apparently. The wheels grind ever so slowly.
May 17 (Reuters) - John Eastman, the first of 18 defendants accused of illegally seeking to claim Arizona's 2020 electoral votes for then-U.S. President Donald Trump to appear before a state judge, pleaded not guilty on Friday.
Eastman, 64, is one of several people - including fellow former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows - accused of plotting to assemble a slate of pro-Trump electors who falsely claimed to represent the Southwestern battleground state's legitimate electoral votes.
Russia Russia Russia 😂
Got to say it’s incredible that I’m hearing about this in such a clear and concise way for the first time from an Australian news service. Well done
Another propagandised sheep. Everything in this video is misrepresented and they only explain half the story, quite conveniently
Rachel Maddow went over this two years ago. Several other American news sources including 60 Minutes and CNN have also reported on this. You just weren't paying attention.
This, and I'm literally American. Nobody I know of has taken the effort to chronicle the timeline of that day in such a clear play by play manner.
Because American media companies want Trump to win. So do the billionaires like Musk, Bezos, and Thiel. Yet MAGA idiots still think they’re “fighting the elitists” when they’re getting conned by the biggest elitists out there.
Our media is a bit different to American media.
Never liked pence but fair play to him for doing the right thing
He didn't even do anything special then, for entire history of America, ALL Vice Presidents were certifying election results, AFAIK not one time there was a demarche with refusing to do that one pointless symbolic act and republicans acted as if he was a traitor or something. He actually supported Ukraine and came to our border with Poland to greet refugees, which was awkward but at least shown he had some integrity.
@@KasumiRINA oh I get it was nothing special, I just expected even less of him!
Seriously. Mike Pence is an American hero.
@@jacktraveller8290
According to his story, he talked to his son who convinced him. The fact he needed an opinion outside the GOP-scheming echo chamber is a little disturbing. He originally wasn't going to attend because the outcome of the election was "too hurtful to [his] friend." He needed his son to remind him that they took the same oath to defend and support the constitution. Him asking his son for advice and his son's response says to me Pence knew what their plans were - that they were going to thwart the will of the people with delays and lawyer games, and still was about to step aside, so someone else would do the dirty work to get his party the victory over the US citizenry.
Mike Pence, to his great credit, did the right thing. He will be judged as a man of great integrity by history. He stood up to a big bully. Well done Mike Pence.
This is the most clear explanation of the fake elector plot I've seen so far. Great job!
It helped me a lot to understand fake electoral vote
Wow! As someone who is not from the US, I had only seen in the news the Capitol Riots on Jan 6th but had no idea about the backstory! Thank you for enlightening me!
The alternate (not "fake") electors theory operated on the fact that the actions of various state entities-such as supreme courts and elections administrators-violated state constitutions in seven states. One example was the PA Supreme Crt extending ballot-return deadlines, relaxing ID requirements and making it easier to register to vote - when only the state legislature can make such changes. A black and white case of violating the constitution if ever there was one..
Instead we're told Eastman (in his cowboy hat) doesnt know what he's talking about and we're shown people responding to questions about Eastman wanting to reverse the election, which is not what he wanted to do.
And we're told that this can't happen again because we've got (a decent, honorable VP) Kamala Harris, plus laws have been introduced to curb her authority - which presumably means before these law changes Pence did have authority..?
Nothing on Marc Elias (democrat lawyer) and his attacks on the constitution, such as in PA and MI..? What about Zuckerberg's $450m he spent on fortifying the election in targeted counties in the swing states..? Crickets...
This is a propaganda clown show, paid for by taxpayers. It was originally called "Russia if you're listening" but that needed to be changed for obvious reasons...
Same... This makes it even worse than I thought it was 😶
@@SyntheticFutureYes, but there are a lot of facts the DOJ didn't know on janv 6 ,2021.And Merry Guirlande dragged his feet !; Probably with his friends the federalist society.
As someone who is from the US, I can tell you that the vast majority of people here don't know anything about that day beyond the riot either.
they gave you a fake backstory as usual - jan6 was about the voting machines thing, they even show it in the footage in the piece where the guy says something about the guy saying something about the allegedly rigged machines and what they want Pence to do in relation to that, so a lot of people were very excited to see if Pence would do something unprecedented yet constitutional and get it looked into, maybe we will get a 4 corners piece on the voting machines one day, can't wait, good ole aunty eh
NOTE: Arizona's actual electors, the Democrats, did not meet at the state Capitol, the traditional site, but at an undisclosed location because they feared Trumplicans would storm the Capitol to stop the electors from voting.
And, Donald Trump called Governor Doug Ducey while he was signing electors' documents to attempt to stop him. (Ducey had set Trump's calls to chime as "All Hail the Chief" on his cell phone so everyone in the room knew it was Trump calling before Ducey was able to silence his phone. Whoops!)
"All Hail the Chief" plays at 10:22.
@@Dr_JSH weird not putting Soviet anthem for trump ringtone since he works for them since 1987.
As an American this is truly embarrassing to watch. I just hope we make the only correct call in a couple weeks.
I can imagine it's hard right now. Australia is with you heart and soul. ❤
As an American, I wholeheartedly agree, it has been embarrassing and when I catch myself debating with the likes of Trump supporters, I can only recall the plethora of Mark Twain quotables.... And just quietly move along!!
Harris/Walz 2024
You won't, because there's nothing in this report that explains Trump's support. And this is the case across nearly all liberal media, so as a result you haven't been able to counter him.
@@sarahwilkie thanks 👍. This right wing nationalism seems to be a Global phenomenon. Watch your back, they're stealthy and dangerous. " $@tan disguises himself as an Angel of Light." ✝️📖
@@SableParrot It’s very obviously his antiestablishment slant, feeding off of the rising dissatisfaction with our government. This isn’t some mystery, nor is it justification for attempting an effective coup.
As an American in Texas - This is where I come to get some of the best reporting on our election. But, WHY?!?!!?
Because the ABC isn't owned by a billionaire with an agenda...
Because MSM on both sides suck and we all know it and this is the most comprehensive story ever done on what actually happened, you had to dig for over 100 hours just to get all the information out of the issues in a single state, then you still have people say "they didn't admit the evidence of fraud!" and think it means something, they didn't admit the evidence because it was speculation, baseless or in some cases there was none. They just said it was rigged without any real cause.
Like yeah, they're not going to submit speculative lies as evidence because 1. not true and therefore it's not real evidence and 2. crazy people that do understand this unlike them will use this as FACTUAL evidence the election was overturned but they decided it didn't matter.
Because right media is controlled by Murdochs and left media by corporatists.
You are simply seeking a news source that expresses views that agrees with you.
Pence will go down in history as a "hero", showing strength despite being a mediocre VP for 4 yrs.
100 percent.
to be fair this should be the minimum bar for being a politician in a democracy
It's terrifying, isn't it? The US is on the edge of the precipice thanks to one man's fragile ego.
... combined with one party's belief that it is entitled to power (not everyone within that party, but overall).
It's always about fragile egos. I believe Hitler had one of those.
One man? 40% of Americans openly support the Kremlin tool.
Fascism
That and the use of social media to brainwash their base.
Why is Trump even running. Should be in jail for life without parole, for treason.
Funnily enough, that's exactly why he's running. None of the facts about what happened in the plot are disputed. His legal strategy has been to delay, go to the supreme court for criminal immunity, and hope he gets 70 million Americans to goose-step their way towards totalitarianism in a week so that he can pardon himself.
You ain't seen nothing yet buster.
Unfortunately Trump's been successfully delaying the courts again and again and again. But the process is ticking along, and as long as he's not elected president (at which point he can instruct his attorney general to drop all the federal cases against him, and all the state cases would be put on ice), he will finish being convicted and sentenced and I'd like to think he'll be seeing the inside of a prison cell sometime in his near future. In fact, his sentencing in the case he was already convicted on was pushed back until after the election (after Trump had already tried to push back earlier dates and delayed and obstructed) and the legal reporter I was watching said that might actually be a good sign the judge is going to recommend a prison sentence, as it would likely cause too much trouble from the Trump side if he was sentenced to prison within 60 days of an election
That’s what I’m saying. Like wtf. This is the best video I’ve ever seen on the fake electors. Just no one has seen this. If anybody has Reddit. Post this video on some big subs
Of course he should.
But if you are rich and powerful, it's extremely rare to face consequences for anything, especially if the powers at be need to use you for something.
Stunning piece of journalism, equally compelling and suspenseful 😮
Rubbish, Trump won't need any tricks this time, he's going to win outright. And this sheds no light on why.
they brainwashed you again
This is the best mini documentary I’ve seen to explain the riot that year. Thanks 🤩
They were all screaming stop the steal while actually trying to steal .
It's like someone telling you "They're stealing your car!" While they go and rob your house.
Right wing people ALWAYS do the things, they critisize others for. Its the same with the right wing people here in Germany. If they accuse others of something you can be sure, thats what they are doing or planning to do. If they accuse the government to be a dictatorship (faaaar from the truth in germany) you can be sure, thats what they want to establish. They already started. Theyy accuse the government of banning free speech. But the moment, they get some authority, they start to ban books.
Projection is number 1 in the playbook.
Blame the other side for something, then do it yourself.
This is the standard of journalism when it’s not produced to make a profit.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is a fully funded statutory authority. It carries no advertising and is fearlessly independent. For over 60 years ‘Auntie’, (ABC’s nickname), has shone light on all manner of malfeasance. It’s initiated scores of royal commissions, embarrassed reluctant police to act and caused corporations to think twice about wrongdoing.
They may depend on government for their funding, but they’re quick to run a blowtorch over the government belly, whichever ever side is in.
Hell, it even has a weekly media review program, (Media Watch), that doesn’t mind criticising itself!
The US should copy our model. Do it today.
not independent at ALL.... its very anti liberal and always has been , it almost got banned by Turnbal GOV and questioned in court... it also destroyed aus by bringing in woke politics into AUS with the gender neutral toilets and pronouns this tiny one segment however is very well done and unbiased but dont believe the rest during all the liberal gov in AUS the adc was the most bias of them all , look at the salary of the CEO too rediculous ... having said that Sky news is equally as bad its pro puttin and pro trump all the time and has an agenda
Are you a bot? Do you work for them? How is it "fearlessly independent" when 100% of its funding comes from an American Depositary Receipt viewable on the SEC website known as Commonwealth Of Australia - if they are such fearless journalists why didn't they do a report on how 100% of their funding comes from an ADR (SEC website 8880 section), and explain in that report how they can call other state media state media but somehow they are independent?
Our media will even entertain fake poll numbers to keep people scared and glued to their TV's to sell laundry detergent.
Trumps’s statement to Pence “I don’t want to be your friend anymore” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
but so easy to believe
the wounded child in him speaking. He is so sick.
I guess from Trump it means: Here comes the bus and you will be under it.
If GOP is that desparate to win, decent candidates and policies that attract votes might help.
Rigged elections
I've often thought this. If they spent more time being competent and likeable politicians with popular policies that they're actually interested in enacting and cared about the welfare of their electorate and less time coming up with obviously BS lies, conspiracies and hating, then maybe they'd get a chance at being actual politicians. They don't care about the American people. I'm not even sure they believe their own far right nonsense. They'll just do and say anything to have power. They have no interest in doing anything with that power.
And get rid of MAGA!!!!
"Most people don't seem to like our extreme anti-abortion policy. Hmmm, better make it even more extreme to win them over then"
At least HALF of the "citizens" of this Country don't posses the intelligence to comprehend such "complex" subjects as policies. They would rather enjoy the CLOWN show that the "Donald" puts on, much easier to understand!!
This is truly so well done. Proud my tax dollars go to outstanding journalism like this. Congrats all involved.
LOL - you call this "journalism"? 😂😂🤣
@@mifunegoh4773 ..as a general rule..people who begin a comment with 'LOL' dont have the intellectual ability to comprehend concepts such as what is journalism.
I note that your comment..all five well thought out words contain no argument, opinion or criticism or well..anything.. Presumably thats why you follow your well scripted comment with 3 emojis. Your intellect was exhausted after the five words you posted and luckily enough small images are provided to assist the hard of thinking feeble minded.
@@JC-zv3cv whatever you say, girl (and apologies if I misgendered you. With you Leftists, one never knows) - LOL 😂🤣😂
Beautiful response, thank you! @@JC-zv3cv
@@mifunegoh4773and you call private Bonespurs a "President"?
Funny story, I voted in QLD today with my young son in toe. He was curious about the proceedings and what was going on. I don't normally like to ram my personal views down his throat but I did get more emotional today than normal and give him a big rant along the lines 'THE AUSTRALIAN COMPULSARY PREFERENTIAL VOTING SYSTEM IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD AND DON'T YOU EVER FORGET IT!!!!... Thanks America.
Compulsory voting is a democratic oxymoron.
Americans have far more sense.
What a ridiculous convoluted system. No wonder it's in trouble.
Convoluted, and stupid. A system that keeps the vote results in the hands of politicians instead of overseen by an independent federal authority is naive at best or moronic at worst. Either way, stupid.
Thank you from an American!
It blows my mind that some americans are seriously trying to vote for someone who has no regard for anything democratic
They’re voting for someone who wants to take their vote from them. It’s mind blowing.
And it will continue to blow your mind, because Bevan has no insight as to why.
If the corrupt democrats actually gave you a choice for a leader who isn’t just another dumb puppet then they might have a chance of winning
@@luns486No there voting for someone who isn’t a vacuous twit. If they want to win choose a serious contender instead of just another controllable puppet
Like Kamala chameleon. 😅
I hope a lot of USA voters who didn't watch the Jan 6th hearings see this.
Unfortunately, most of them are far too deep down the rabbit hole for them to see the light now matter how bright the light of logic is shinning!
I still can't believe they actually tried this insanity.
Oh boy, I do love boosting my heart rate with more anxiety about the next coup attempt!
ikr 😂
It’s crazy
Haha I feel so alive!
Don't you worry. The Democrats will do everything in their power to steal the election once again
What puzzles me is far right people pretend to love law enforcement until the couple happens and they dgaf that an officer lost his life from it 🤨
I had always considered myself an anti-establishment person. I never voted for Trump, but I could understand the people that just wanted an outsider. Someone that wasn’t part of the secret machine. If there is a silver lining to all of this madness, in my mind at least, it’s that it really restored my faith in Washington, or in the establishment. I’m not a conservative, but the strength of the handful of people that stood up to Trump and held true to their oath is worthy of a medal to me. I disagree with virtually everything Mike Pence stands for, but I feel like I owe him a thank you for what he did, and an apology for the type of person I thought he was.
He crossed many red lines before he finally took a stand on Jan 6th and sadly 98%of Republicans in both Houses have crossed all of them.
Trump should have been removed from office when he was impeached the first time, let alone the second.
Jan 6th should never have occurred.
cringe
@@phr3ui559 cringe is voting for guy who tried to do the stealing. But it's typical that in the face of evidence all Republicans have is insults.
I feel similarly. Pence followed the law instead of betraying the nation and everything it's supposed to stand for on the global stage.
I wouldn't say necessarily that I owe the dude an apology though. IF he had bent the knee and opened his mouth like so many others did for Conald Chump, he would have been imprisoned eventually and he knew it, especially after all the failed lawfare Chump had tried to wage. The righting was on the wall and he had his glasses on that day.
People vote un the people in government. They arent just magucally making everything worse, it takes ignorant people voting them in first. It is the peoples fault theyvare so easily deluded.
As a patriotic American I will proudly be voting for Kamala Harris for president! Convicted felon Donald Trump belongs in prison!
We Yanks against Trump thank our Aussie allies. 🕊️
Why did Joe Biden get ousted out of the party; and Kamala just got in without being voted in?
@@rhys2792 Harris was elected as Vice President. That's how it works. When you vote for your candidate, you are voting for the team. Biden declined to run and endorsed his VP. There's nothing nefarious about it. Did you sleep through civics class, or did you drop out of school before you got there?
@@rhys2792 Yousa tellin' me Joe Biden get ousted from da party? And den Kamala just bombad slips in wit no votin'?! Dis no maken any sense, okie day?
From Australia thank you. We have no say in this, but it will impact the whole world regardless.
@@rhys2792 Democrats can put forward anyone they want , Biden as it happens agreed in the end to step down , I think he knew it was the right thing to do .Trump on the other hand tried to steal and election to stay in power :)
Great mini doco. The courage of Mike Pence to do the right thing is amazing.
Pence should get a medal
There's nobody around him now with any honour whatsoever.
@@brycepetalas4118 No. I don't think he should. No more than a train driver who decides NOT to derail a train. Trump on the other hand should be in jail.
He probably prevented a civil war.
@@infin8ee That is the scary thing about Trump, no more guardrails next time around. He won't just go dictator on the first day, he'll go full dictator for the entire four years if elected. How roughly half the American people want to vote for someone who is so obviously flawed on so many different levels and totally unsuitable to be POTUS will always remain a mystery to me.
If this doctor Kelly Ward was my physician I would be looking for a new one.
And now he’s laying the groundwork to do it again. Not the same plan of course, but the rhetoric is the same. I remember it clear as day back in 2020 “we will will unless it’s been rigged”Pathetic
Trump bad man, mummy. 😂
@@turtle-frogsFinally, you posted an insightful comment.
@@timedison6687 imitation is Paul Barry's favourite.
Even in 2016, he claimed the election was rigged. And this was AFTER he WON!!! lol
@@turtle-frogsok
It's a cult. They're in a cult.
Respect you, Mike Pence! 🙏
Well, thank you 'Straya for distilling all my fears and anxieties into easy to watch sub 20 minute videos
For all you Trumpsters who have no idea of anything outside your home town - this is the ABC - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Australia's (you know that big chunk of land downunder) state broadcaster! Oh and get out and vote Blue!
"state broadcaster"
National public broadcaster, not state media.
Big difference.
Hey Mate,
I'm with you
But remember lots of Aussie's really like thrump as well astounding.😮😮😮
@@tonytuhoro23
It’s because much of what happens in the US comes here, Australians should wisely be concerned about Trump and P25.
@@tonytuhoro23 only 30% of Australians would prefer Trump as president, which is still way too many.
Brett, where is your mummy its bed time for you....😂
Jan 6 was a trial run.
Every MAGA accusation is a confession.
Great show. Please move the mugs I spend the entire show involuntarily flinching when your arm gets too close. 😊
Great summary of actual events.
I need part 3 now...on the edge of my seat...
yeah this is useless unless it's wide and open waay before the election
"Yes Dr. Keli Ward. I am an actual physician." = I am highly educated. Unfortunately after partaking in election fraud I am now also a convicted felon.= Turns out common sense isn't very common!
Oh it's dumber than that: the right in USA has some weird beef with non-medical doctors. Like a 6 year old that learns that a doctorate isn't always medical, they act like having a PhD is personally insulting to them as they've been bamboozled. That's why she continues "doctor... an actual physician" as those weirdos are on a crusade against doctors who aren't medics.
You might want to hurry up on the frequency of publishing this series. The election is only days away!
Should have had it running every day for the last 4 years.
Tha fact that trump can do that without consquence will motivate far more insance and power greedy people than him to do it next time
The court cases about it are still ongoing. They just took too long investigating and the Supreme Court did so much to delay and frustrate the process that it hasn't been sorted out in time. If the SC had done their jobs with honor Trump would had his day in court and I think he would have been found guilty. He has the right to a defense, but not to postpone it until it's too late and he can pardon himself. I really hope he loses by enough that the result is clear, and that the prosecution can go ahead properly. If he gets convicted that will give enough republicans enough excuse to distance themselves from Trump for America to get itself out of this hole.
@@adrianthoroughgood1191 And this time the stakes for Trump are even higher; Not just gaining power but also avoiding an almost certain jail term and bankruptcy. He has nothing to lose and the practice of a dry run.
I wonder what will happen lol
JD Vance has entered the chat. Remember he's just the first to attempt to be the successor and remember he has the full backing and support of the heritage foundation. He was their guy.
@@adrianthoroughgood1191 wishful thinking; even if Trump loses next month and is convicted, AGAIN, there are far too many cultists who believe he is a victim and innocent who will continue to support who ever follows the blueprint he has laid out.
And, with the aid of the diehards like those in the Project 2025 group, democracy in the US will be threatened in every elections to come for a long, long time.
I expect to see Vivek pushing for the next GoP nominations and pandering to MAGA when Trump is done and possibly the likes of Don Jnr.
The last breath of a dying empire. China and Russia like this.
Exactly
Exactly, that is why Russia in particular is so keen to run interference on behalf of Trump. They know he divides a country, which is to the benefit of both Russia and China. Putin also knows he has Trump in his pocket.
You're dead right there
ps If the US go so do we?? 🤔
it's only the start of a new era (dictatorship)
Great video! I did notice 2 things that you missed...
1. There was an ONGOING Court-ordered recount in Hawaii in 1960 that prevented the State from knowing the true winner on the day that the Electors were Constitutionally required to sign their respective Slates. That's why BOTH parties signed to preserve their potential claim and why it is not a true legal comparison for 2020.
2. The Constitution empowers only ONE entity to submit Slates of Electors. The STATES. NO State sent any of the fraudulent Trump Slates. As such, Congress was bound to accept the Slates that the States had sent and had no power to reject them according to the Electoral Count Act.
All of the evidence leads to the fact that the Slates were created and submitted with one purpose: To try and defraud the Electoral Count and illegitimately install Trump as the winner of the 2020 election.
Great facts but Trumpists don’t care about facts, they only care about their little feefees and you’re hurting their feefees right now! Why do you hate MURICA?? Why do you hate Jesus Trump??
Can we just take a min to give Pence the credit hes due for very literally saving our democracy??? A better man than we all understood at the time
Didn't that doctor woman just get sentenced to 29 years in prison for election interference. Judge was very angry with her, and this sentence was what she got even after he took time off for sickness and ill health. She showed no remorse at all.
I’m not sure if you’re referring to a different case, but the Arizona fake electors case is still in litigation. According to Wikipedia [Arizona Mirror] one of the defendants pled guilty last August and was sentenced to 3 years of probation; for the other defendants, [Associated Press] the trial is currently scheduled for January 2026.
@@trevinbeattie4888 I remembered it wrong. Tina Peters was sentenced to NINE years for her part in the fake electors scheme. I know the big case with Trump and Rudy has been put on hold. But this was case was done at the state level because that's where she committed the crime. Mesa County.
Sounds more like Tina Peters from Georgia. Wasn’t 29 years afaik though. Well, there’s no shortage of criminals involved in this case.
@@slavajuri Yes Tina Peters, and it was 9 years. I corrected my post, but UA-cam deleted it for some unknown reason.
@@Diovanlestat Please look it up first. Check your facts. Then post a comment. We don't need even more anti-factual bs on the internet.
Wow wow wow . To have it all explained in terms we can understand is crucial and this must be shared .
I’m also in Australia and love ABCs coverage of US politics
This series deserves Pulitzer prize or something
I love how some conspiracy theorists vote for the guys attempting actual documented conspiracies.
"Its not a conspiracy if they're doing it out in the open" actual words said to me by a Trump supporter
Trump did the greatest gaslight in the world. He literally was cheating while saying the democrats were cheating. Everything he’s doing he projects and accuses the other. It’s almost EVERYTIME LOL.
Great pod series! Been a fan for the last few years. Keep up the good work.
"Yeah, but won't it be cool to have that power? "💀 The most Trump way of trying to persuade someone to help you install yourself as dictator. Historically we all know Caesar famously said to Brutus before declaring himself dictator for life, "Yeah, but won't it be epic to have all that power?"
"Brutus, I'm not gonna be friends with you anymore if you stab me"
Well, Sinclair Lewis wrote in 1935 the book "It can't happen here". Some 90 years later, "I guess it can though"...
Yep, it took less than 24 months from a functional democracy to outright dictatorship. The constitutional protections were simply swept aside.
love this series. Thanks for all your hard work
Wow this was very informative. Good work, thank you!
I am so sick of and sickened by the 'horse race' coverage of the current campaign. Journalists should be doing what you are doing here - reporting on distortion, deception
and risk to the constitution.
Is this Australian mainstream media? GOOD JOB AUSTRALIA! Please teach America
I'm speechless. One of the most villified men in US political history and yet he acted in the sort of dignified and honourable way that Trump and his cohort never would.
Your show helps me understand the news. Thanks
I think we’re screwed this time they already have people in charge at every level
It's not looking good.
This is the best format on ABC now
Just so embarrassing that people in their fifties, sixties, seventies -- elders we were told to look up to -- are behaving this way
This series is phenomenal 🤯
I've never been a big Mike Pence fan but I think history will see him as a hero in posterity. Just imagine how unbelievably difficult it would be to have the guts to do the right thing like he did. We all owe him enormous respect for that.
This actually was great and unbiased I love it
@@YxYzYx There is nothing about party structure or how parties select their leaders in the constitution. Parties can basically do whatever they want( e.g a lot of european parties have all sorts of ways to select leaders). It is essentially a private entity. Also Harris and Biden were on the same ticket. Makes sense that Harris becomes the new candidate. Trump tried to steal the 2020 election through this plot. It is clear as day.
@@YxYzYx There didn't need to be a public vote for the party to nominate a leader. Say where it says otherwise.
Still voting trump tho
Americans need to see this NOW!
Abc Australia full of bs. Don't worry, penut.😅
@@turtle-frogs You're crazy... just so you know
@Will-xi2cv Will i am not the guy who is on Tampon Tim's side.
@@turtle-frogs*peanut
@@turtle-frogs Diaper Don
OMG - THANK you for this!
Can't wait for part 3. Truly excellent job. Thank you.
I love your journalism it’s beautiful to bring the rot in the open CONGRATULATIONS
Great breakdown.
I have learnes so much from these, awesome!
Mike Pence is a God damn OG. Huge respect to him
As a Canadian I feel way too close to the Lunacy going on in the States. Just letting Trump run for ANYTHING we must be in a Twighlight Zone episode!
What’s crazy is that this was NEVER explained to us like this on the news. But more over, that Trump was allowed to run again. 😢
The bravery from Pence to stand his ground is the only reason why America is still a democracy. He doesn't get the credit that he deserves. What a patriot
The Maga's ALL call HIM the traitor. That's the type of people they are.
Is Trump that guy from the apprentice show?
Can't wait for the next episode to this!
OMG Every time i see an opening to this show...i get a little chill
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G'day Mate
A superb, detailed and shocking series. Well done all.
The US can only do this depth and significant analysis on UA-cam.
Great video as always
It really was excellent, I never really understood why the trumpers were at pences throat about certification. Since it was only to table up one set numbers per state. In a 1st grade math addition problem.
But the multiple fake papers with numbers
demands to pence pick the wrong paper to include instead
or declare uncertainty (due to presence of 2 papers) blocking the election completion
was the thing the trumpers were mad about pence not fulfilling.
Get rid of this idiotic Electoral College mess.
The Founding Fathers are often described as geniuses.... Not in this regard.
Excellent. So informative. Thank you
As long as no one gets locked up this will never stop.
Thanks for making this ABC! 🇦🇺
How are Trump, Bannon Stone and Eastman/ Giuliani still around and not in Jail forever?
Bannon is in jail. Gets out 5 days before the election. He’ll have something planned.
Most of them have been indicted but charges are pending. Stone specifcally was sentenced to 40 months in Jail. He received a presidential pardon from Trump and served no time. Eastman and Giuliani are disbarred and cannot practice iirc. Time will tell what happens depending on the outcome of the election.
Giuliani just got his mansion taken to pay like 140 million lol. Basically he went bankrupt now and lost his ability to practice law
Fun fact, the 2024 US election will also be on the same day as the Gunpowder Plot.
“Remember Remember the Fifth of November …”
Listening to the bonus eps and feeling obliged to tell you the Coriolis effect only occurs in large bodies of water, so no, our toilets don't spin the other way, but our oceans do!
I’d never heard any background before about the fake electors and the narrative was so interesting and especially suited to your inimitable style. I hope we’ll still be able to laugh about it when we reach the finale.
Or maybe check that you know where your passports are, and they’re up to date
This too needed to be all over the tv.... not just here and cable!!!!
The MAGA party has had 4 years of almost unrestrained access to state legislatures in republican held states to plot. I expect their plan to work better this time.
I hope democracy in the country of my birth survives.
Briliant . Well done 👏 ✔ 👍. Very informative
Big shoutout! I love the content, its very informative and presented well. My only nitpick (and it REALLY is a nitpick) is that the volume could be more consistent. Some audio clips you play are way louder than your talking volume, and even those vary a lot in volume. But that is critique on a very high level.
chilling. thank you Matt and the ABC
Everytime he says “This is Americas Last Election” my heart skips a beat. Its ominous and im pretty sure he means this upcoming election is the last.
No felons in America's White House.
Honestly, I don't know why the Republican Party gave Trump their nomination again.
Trump is their "cult" leader!
Because the base support Trump and they're all scared of losing the base.
Power coupled with a lack of integrity.
He didn't get given it, he won it in the gop primaries. The wider public gave trump the nomination
They don't get to choose. The republican primary is democratic. The establishment republicans weren't enthusiastic about him in 2016 either. The question really is, why have republican voters nominated Trump three times?
The electoral college should be abolished. Let the will of the people decide who's President.
Excellent reporting.
Brilliant production and writing 👍👍👍