Former Department of Justice attorney speaks out against Trump | Four Corners

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  • @alexrobles4138
    @alexrobles4138 Місяць тому +1096

    I am from a 3rd world country, and hearing this I am terrified for my country to go back again to an authoritarian form of government. Vote wisely dear Americans, and protect democracy.

  • @heit3032
    @heit3032 Місяць тому +480

    Thank you Erica Newland for your integrity and intelligent analysis. You give hope to everyone.

    • @rhemirs
      @rhemirs Місяць тому +1

      Vote biten the youngest and best president ever

  • @zuluvegans6897
    @zuluvegans6897 Місяць тому +803

    This is not about Biden vs. Trump. It’s about democracy vs. autocracy. It’s about constitutional individual rights vs. authoritarianism / dictatorship. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦

  • @nathandanethedragonlordsgame
    @nathandanethedragonlordsgame Місяць тому +918

    We need another 200 million highly intelligent, well educated, moral, ethical, well spoken, decent citizens like Erica Newland. ❤

    • @DebraShupe
      @DebraShupe Місяць тому +12

      Ha! Good luck with that!

    • @jamesthomas323
      @jamesthomas323 Місяць тому +28

      @@nathandanethedragonlordsgame I Second!

    • @emilheermann8960
      @emilheermann8960 Місяць тому +21

      "I love the uneducated." Donald J. Trump

    • @michaelRay2576
      @michaelRay2576 Місяць тому +25

      Erica is a gem in these current times. Great Session. 👍🏽👌🏾

    • @grmpEqweer
      @grmpEqweer Місяць тому +10

      I wish she would run for president.

  • @juliaturansky9728
    @juliaturansky9728 Місяць тому +173

    Thank you to Erica Newland for being brave enough to speak in such a cogent way about what people need to hear. If only we could feel sure that people who are not following politics hear this.

  • @itsROMPERS...
    @itsROMPERS... Місяць тому +866

    Why can't our American ABC interview people like this?

    • @misspm8157
      @misspm8157 Місяць тому

      I AM SO PISSED AT ABC . THEY ARE DOING MORE HARM TO AMERICA INCLUDING DAVID MUIR

    • @user-ny2sb1po1n
      @user-ny2sb1po1n Місяць тому +87

      Fear

    • @bajoobiecuzican
      @bajoobiecuzican Місяць тому +60

      Money. Chaos sells.

    • @rivermistfae
      @rivermistfae Місяць тому

      Most news broadcasts are bought and paid for.

    • @mattharcla
      @mattharcla Місяць тому

      She's a Democrat shill.

  • @PeterJVogel
    @PeterJVogel Місяць тому +30

    Thank you for your courage, articulate testimony and bravery. You are a hero. 🙏

  • @michellebobier-groves7821
    @michellebobier-groves7821 Місяць тому +817

    Democracy, not dictators! Governance, not rulers!

  • @zephyr2002
    @zephyr2002 Місяць тому +324

    ABC has been knocking it out of the park recently. Thanks, my Aussie brothers and sisters. Your support is making a difference over here.

  • @jenz5607
    @jenz5607 Місяць тому +25

    Thank you Erica Newland for your integrity and honesty! Your message is important!

  • @TerryValhalla
    @TerryValhalla Місяць тому +38

    Everyone should consider how lucky we are to have folks like this! Smart as I've ever encountered.

  • @ms.marilyn9430
    @ms.marilyn9430 Місяць тому +348

    I am an American and I am scared, really scared! I live in an area that has many MAGA supporters. I am helping to get people out to vote. Thanks to all of those who kept us safe during the Trump administration!

  • @stuartsmith8155
    @stuartsmith8155 Місяць тому +67

    THANK YOU AUSTRALIA. We need this kind of reporting in America.

  • @RBB6128
    @RBB6128 Місяць тому +195

    Thank you Erica. Thank you for taking a moral stand for what's right. Your analytical and articulate explanation of your experience at the DoJ needs to be shared with everyone who believes in democracy.

  • @craiglester3296
    @craiglester3296 Місяць тому +268

    Australia's media especially this channel is where Americans must go in order to learn what is happening around us. Forever indebted. . . Thank you so much

  • @af7165
    @af7165 Місяць тому +128

    Thank you, Australia journalism. This should be front and center on American media

  • @FWWillis
    @FWWillis Місяць тому +414

    This video needs about 330 million more views. God help us.

  • @lorrainevezeau-kq3jg
    @lorrainevezeau-kq3jg Місяць тому +142

    Thanks Australia for doing great interviews to help democracy.

    • @janemiettinen5176
      @janemiettinen5176 Місяць тому

      Doing what American legacy media conveniently closes its eyes from and thinks that pretending to boogeyman is not there, makes it go away.

  • @Soapandwater6
    @Soapandwater6 Місяць тому +15

    Thank you, Erica Newland, for speaking out, good lady! 👏👏👏👏💙💙💙💙

  • @stephaniehall7976
    @stephaniehall7976 Місяць тому +92

    Now we are having a “Critical Conversation” Thank GOD!!!!! I, LOVE OUR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA🇺🇸

  • @Kranebitter81
    @Kranebitter81 Місяць тому +257

    Impressive young woman, America needs a lot more.

    • @bernhardhaas8424
      @bernhardhaas8424 Місяць тому +11

      Yes Kamala Harris / AOC would be absolutely perfect to end the cult! ❤

  • @JK-jl1bf
    @JK-jl1bf Місяць тому +74

    People in this country need to wake the F up. Seriously!!!

  • @willbephore3086
    @willbephore3086 Місяць тому +85

    Insightful interview, incredibly intelligent woman. Thank you.

  • @wd1598
    @wd1598 Місяць тому +149

    WOW - Erica Newland is smart, articulate and insightful - please share this interview with as many people as you can. Hopefully, everyone listens to this discussion.

  • @GrumpyOldMan9
    @GrumpyOldMan9 Місяць тому +85

    Independent institutions are only possible if civil servants are selected on competence, not loyalty

  • @Traceva
    @Traceva Місяць тому +86

    Incredibly honest and brave of her to admit her complicity

  • @matthewwillis4892
    @matthewwillis4892 Місяць тому +42

    The World is at stake here Americans, this is not a TV show.

  • @paulmosca4351
    @paulmosca4351 Місяць тому +9

    Erica Newland = Hero. Reject authoritarianism.

  • @fgsphm4
    @fgsphm4 Місяць тому +35

    At long last, a super intelligent American. An absolute pleasure!❤

  •  Місяць тому +226

    Keep on mind that Erica Newland actually worked in the Trump administration and knows firsthand what she is talking about, and if that doesn’t give you pause and something serious to think about, you are being willfully ignorant and you should educate yourself quickly.

  • @lmandrakepoe
    @lmandrakepoe Місяць тому +10

    God bless you Erica. Thank you for your honesty and integrity despite your previous mistake in judgment.

  • @peterhanssens7260
    @peterhanssens7260 Місяць тому +84

    It is the potential for slow creep of the dismantling of democracy and then a precedence is established that is so unacceptable and shocking. 🇨🇦

  • @jras68
    @jras68 Місяць тому +67

    We all need to understand the term authoritarianism.

  • @bonumvmalum
    @bonumvmalum Місяць тому +17

    If I hadn't grown up in Australia, I'd almost be surprised that such honest analysis would be produced outside America.

  • @onelibernull
    @onelibernull Місяць тому +164

    Uh in case anyone doesn’t know. Tyranny is the same as authoritarianism.

    • @joshelguapo5563
      @joshelguapo5563 Місяць тому

      I don't know if I'd agree, but what's your point?

  • @steven.h0629
    @steven.h0629 Місяць тому +20

    I love how Erica portrays how absolutely powerful her role was 👍😎✊

  • @toocleanpappas5397
    @toocleanpappas5397 Місяць тому +20

    I wish more people watched this. This was brilliant. And scary.

  • @dhx7749
    @dhx7749 Місяць тому +11

    Honesty is always the best policy.
    Cudos to Erica Newland.

  • @gamtngirl3655
    @gamtngirl3655 Місяць тому +21

    Well done, good and faithful servant. Thank you, Erica.

  • @lucesainte-marie9017
    @lucesainte-marie9017 Місяць тому +268

    Ms Newland, if duly vetted, should be part of the close counsel team of Kamala Harris. She is politically very articulated and her knowledge and analysis of the justice system, if such thing exists, is a breath of fresh air.

  • @jessicakoegel4353
    @jessicakoegel4353 Місяць тому +66

    Thank you so much Erica Newland for speaking out about the threat of DT. It is real. More people in the USA need to hear you in this interview.

    • @DebraShupe
      @DebraShupe Місяць тому +14

      American here. They need to hear it, but a lot of the ones I know, either agree, don't believe, or don't seem to care. It's a pretty shitty time overall. It's possible that DT is the President America deserves if there are this many people who don't see him as evil or dangerous, or who God forbid actually want what he's selling

  • @rileyearl1
    @rileyearl1 Місяць тому +10

    She is very brave. Since fear is rampant on both left and right, speaking truth to power is almost non-existent. Thank you!

  • @ilenesykes3686
    @ilenesykes3686 Місяць тому +15

    Thank you Ms. Newland.

  • @bthomson
    @bthomson Місяць тому +66

    Being put in that position must have been both morally and physically painful! She is so obviously a decent person! This is a perfect example of the terrible damage that administration caused good people!

  • @williamh.campbell12
    @williamh.campbell12 Місяць тому +12

    This should be viewed by all American voters.

  • @bigfoottoo2841
    @bigfoottoo2841 Місяць тому +28

    Awesome lady, thanks

  • @terrydee4235
    @terrydee4235 Місяць тому +9

    Great interview
    I really appreciate her willingness to be out there.

  • @nanlinx1
    @nanlinx1 Місяць тому +12

    We simply must vote to keep T and others like him out of the White House.

  • @genevawhite3178
    @genevawhite3178 Місяць тому +36

    Why is this not being presented in the US? We need it here.

  • @Mantaracer
    @Mantaracer Місяць тому +50

    She is a true Patriot, fighting the authoritarianism! 👍🇺🇸💙

  • @keithlillis7962
    @keithlillis7962 Місяць тому +33

    This lady is wonderfully articulate and direct. And she is telling the Truth.

  • @jimako6
    @jimako6 Місяць тому +47

    The brilliance in this lady explaining the facts of the reality of the situation

  • @robertbailey481
    @robertbailey481 Місяць тому +12

    This is something that needs to be seen

  • @hhwippedcream
    @hhwippedcream Місяць тому +317

    Thanks to your interviewed guest. I hope folks heed what she says.

  • @joko09010
    @joko09010 Місяць тому +61

    Ummm Trump is NOT JOKING about being a dictator.

  • @jodywho6696
    @jodywho6696 Місяць тому +9

    Thank you Erica✨🇺🇸✨💃✨

  • @thecultivationofwisdom
    @thecultivationofwisdom Місяць тому +9

    This woman displays true insight into how a democracy works. She is genuine and sincere Having that vision is job 1 for leadership in this terribly wounded country. Let's get her elected to a higher office.

  • @guybusby5583
    @guybusby5583 Місяць тому +7

    She was very honest and straightforward, that was a great interview

  • @thinktwice-me7ie
    @thinktwice-me7ie Місяць тому +63

    More people have to see that. Great woman.

  • @rickhensen3278
    @rickhensen3278 Місяць тому +26

    I'd like to see Erica on more interviews. In 20 mins , Erica summed-up trump. Thank you for your values.

  • @MrWascally
    @MrWascally Місяць тому +37

    show trials ? isn't that what maga has been doing in congress for the past decade

    • @yrunaked4
      @yrunaked4 Місяць тому

      Maga is not even a decade old. 🙄

  • @cherylnashmacisaac5682
    @cherylnashmacisaac5682 Місяць тому +4

    Thank you so much for sharing, I wish this would be shouted from the rooftops everywhere!🙏🏽

  • @robbieburris2333
    @robbieburris2333 Місяць тому +41

    Thank you ma'am

  • @JeremyAndersonBoise
    @JeremyAndersonBoise Місяць тому +6

    This needs to go big. This is real awareness and real courage, the traits of the America into which I was born and still believe.

  • @cadebritt8001
    @cadebritt8001 Місяць тому +5

    Well, incredible lady. Wish her all the success with her honorable work.

  • @miguelzip
    @miguelzip Місяць тому +27

    You are extremely eloquent and clear minded , thank you to help me say what I wished I could.

  • @erlinggaratun6726
    @erlinggaratun6726 Місяць тому +8

    Very acute analysis. Bright lady. Hope there are enough like her to counter all the lies on cable news..

  • @dangallagher8034
    @dangallagher8034 Місяць тому +55

    "The price of apathy is to be ruled by evil men" Plato ... "Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve" George Bernard Shaw. Get the message? Do something. Anything helps.

  • @user-dk9cs1we2e
    @user-dk9cs1we2e Місяць тому +11

    Media needs to step up and give the people the news ..🎉

  • @williammcneill9584
    @williammcneill9584 Місяць тому +12

    He not only has all 7 traits of authoritarian policies, that appears to be the Only traits he has

  • @user-cu9lb2ej5t
    @user-cu9lb2ej5t Місяць тому +5

    Why hasn’t Ms. Newland been interviewed on any American news programs? Her insight and clarity on the political landscape are startling and frightening. NEWS STATIONS AND PODCASTS, WAKE UP!

  • @andrewrobinson2565
    @andrewrobinson2565 Місяць тому +7

    Excellent. Shared to FB, along with Retribution 1&2. 👍

  • @manuelmoraleda9684
    @manuelmoraleda9684 Місяць тому +11

    Excellent interview ! May I say that every American should listen to this interview.

  • @leslietylersmith430
    @leslietylersmith430 Місяць тому +2

    Awesome interview. Thankyou. Is so important to hear these voices!

  • @thomasjohnson6616
    @thomasjohnson6616 Місяць тому +9

    Put this on a loop and play it 24 hours a day😮

  • @David-x6f
    @David-x6f Місяць тому +28

    Thank you for the video and leaving the comments turned on. I hope this interview and the discussion in this section gets a lot of coverage.

  • @KathyCallahan-kq8nt
    @KathyCallahan-kq8nt Місяць тому +6

    Thank you for your understanding and clear explanations...and your service.

  • @ronjackson3
    @ronjackson3 Місяць тому +6

    Thank you for enlightening us with your perspective. I think you have it all about right!

  • @matthewyuells7825
    @matthewyuells7825 Місяць тому +3

    This should be played on loop on every screen in the land.

  • @richardsmith748
    @richardsmith748 Місяць тому +419

    The question is, are Americians listening. Are people inside the USA comprehending this. I'm not an American here...

    • @BrightGreenPlanet
      @BrightGreenPlanet Місяць тому +58

      Exactly 💯

    • @asheronwindspear552
      @asheronwindspear552 Місяць тому +33

      No. While I'm Australian, I have seen many comments on both Australian and UK news videos here on UA-cam from Americans saying how they're not seeing the same depth of information from their news outlets.

    • @timelord153
      @timelord153 Місяць тому +21

      Intelligent conversation only falls on intelligent minds, it only further cements the danger ahead to those who already know it.

    • @andrewthomas695
      @andrewthomas695 Місяць тому +18

      I'd ask the opposite. Are we comprehending this and learning from the social, political and economic mistakes that led America to the precipice. Because there's no guarantee we won't end up there soon.

    • @-MacCat-
      @-MacCat- Місяць тому +4

      It appears not.

  • @homemadejam2927
    @homemadejam2927 Місяць тому +29

    What a great person and patriot! God bless you Erica.

  • @user-zb8vh4tk5l
    @user-zb8vh4tk5l Місяць тому +620

    The US is sleep walking into a world of chaos if they don’t hear and listen to voices like Erica Newland.

    • @Blackhawk364
      @Blackhawk364 Місяць тому

      The US IS LISTENING. MAGA IS NOT. they are hell bent on destroying this country.

    • @meichong8278
      @meichong8278 Місяць тому +2

      A world of chaos !!! Have you looked at any Democrat run cities lately ?

    • @montanaoneill9262
      @montanaoneill9262 Місяць тому +3

      It's already a chaotic country, doesn't matter who the leader is

    • @lcastellanos8715
      @lcastellanos8715 Місяць тому +3

      We will be fine,not just better than now💯but great💯.

    • @bonsummers2657
      @bonsummers2657 Місяць тому +7

      Checks and balances don't allow Trump or any USA president to be an emperor. Understand how things work.

  • @geofflewis8599
    @geofflewis8599 Місяць тому +6

    Good work Erika..

  • @sammuniz5360
    @sammuniz5360 Місяць тому +44

    Let's call it for what it is: authoritarianism is a euphemism for dictatorship.

  • @patrickjordan7547
    @patrickjordan7547 Місяць тому +19

    I love whistleblowers like her she brings light to the darkness

  • @kristinadutton3259
    @kristinadutton3259 Місяць тому +27

    Thank you to this brave woman for the work she is doing! And thank you for this posting this interview.

  • @BrightGreenPlanet
    @BrightGreenPlanet Місяць тому +263

    What a amazing intelligent switched on woman . Huge respect for that interview. And the interviewer.. 💙💛

    • @allymayful
      @allymayful Місяць тому +1

      From a family of well known and respected journalists in Australia.
      The Willisee’s

  • @buriedbits6027
    @buriedbits6027 Місяць тому +17

    How about
    “Preserving Democracy in America: Challenges and Solutions”
    “America’s Journey: Strengthening Our Democracy”
    “Democracy in America: Navigating the Path Forward”
    “Building a Stronger Democracy: America’s Next Steps”
    “The Future of Democracy in America: Opportunities and Obstacles”

  • @Shurretep
    @Shurretep Місяць тому +8

    I suspect Erica will be enormously encouraged with the latest developments in the election.

  • @spenserkao2709
    @spenserkao2709 Місяць тому +14

    Honestly, I cannot recall when was last time Australian ABC UA-cam clip turns on commenting, good onya, hip hip hurray!

  • @Tad-For-Global-Peace
    @Tad-For-Global-Peace Місяць тому +15

    A leader must be empathetic. If not, he will be a harsh ruler.

  • @lindabb621
    @lindabb621 Місяць тому +3

    THANK YOU! Any possible way you could be a Teacher in the USA? We seriously need our journalists to LEARN FROM YOU!

  • @marieweinstein2840
    @marieweinstein2840 Місяць тому +24

    This is an awesome
    Discussion…. From a former Trump DOJ attorney… very bright and full of excellent information and an in depth
    Understanding the threats
    And Trump plans…. We need to listen to all she has to say!
    Thank you for your courage!

  • @elizabethcarrington5819
    @elizabethcarrington5819 Місяць тому +4

    Everyone should hear what she’s saying! ❤

  • @nicolerodekuhr7130
    @nicolerodekuhr7130 Місяць тому +3

    Wow. She is great. Everyone needs to see this!

  • @sputnikmoonchild
    @sputnikmoonchild Місяць тому +13

    What an articulate, intelligent, courageous woman.

  • @dorothywaugh4164
    @dorothywaugh4164 Місяць тому +5

    Everyone needs to listen to this Woman!! She lived it!! This should be all over every News Stream, UA-cam, All Pod Cast!!!

  • @tanyawilliams8254
    @tanyawilliams8254 Місяць тому +3

    We need numbers unheard of to win this for ourselves and democracy ❤

  • @ElizabethBrock
    @ElizabethBrock Місяць тому +47

    I’m extremely worried for all Americans if Trump gets a second term because he will not leave folks

  • @markpurpel
    @markpurpel Місяць тому +14

    Ty for sharing ! I appreciate your bravery and standing up for truth and justice