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Operatives into the county elections office. these operatives were working for one of the former presidents attorneys, sydney powell. this video was taken the same day that a voting system there was, in some way, breach. cnns drew griffin joins us now with more on that, including some revealing audio. but for now, its enough to say that the facts of drews story suggest this was part of a larger coordinated plan to support the election. this isnt just about some threat that is coming on. when it ...

Its called the constitution in jeopardy. and, as you know and youve talked about, there is an ongoing effort to restrict voting rights, to try to -- theres attempts at election subversion, as you know. but you say -- and its included in your new book -- that there is something even more serious to worry about, and its right in article v of the constitution. tell me what it is. >> thats right and i hate to do it because people have a full plate of things to be worried about. but this is the same ...

In. what are people saying about this attention being directed to your home state? >> we have had a lot of attention in the last few years. we do have people running our state legislature who are part of this movement. people that are election deniers. people willing to mess around with our state supreme court, and willing to try to limit the right to vote in our state. there have been bad trends and the sad thing is because of gerrymandering, even though we have a democratic governor and attorn...

Federal offices with authority over elections and keep battleground states. what does that say about the fate of our american democracy, when he had the majority of election deniers flying for these offices? >> it is in peril. in addition to the voter suppression that we have been trying to respond to as democrats in congress, and i say this is somebody who coauthored the freedom to vote john lewis act, which would do precisely that, we have been dealing with this new phenomenon of election subv...

Can continue to win elections is through voter disenfranchisement and election subversion, which we are seeing now. >> let me ask you about that for a moment, about the election subversion. when you entered congress two years ago, voting rights were at the top democrat agenda. it is still an existential threat to our country. here we are, entering another election cycle without any additional federal voting protections. how do you think this congress, this administration has done to protect free...

Battleground states. what does that say about the fate of our american democracy, when he had the majority of election deniers flying for these offices? >> it is in peril. in addition to the voter suppression that we have been trying to respond to as democrats in congress, and i say this is somebody who coauthored the freedom to vote john lewis act, which would do precisely that, we have been dealing with this new phenomenon of election subversion where candidates on the republican side are prom...

>> let me ask you about that for a moment, about the election subversion. when you entered congress two years ago, voting rights were at the top democrat agenda. it is still an existential threat to our country. here we are, entering another election cycle without any additional federal voting protections. how do you think this congress, this administration has done to protect free and fair elections? is the party doing enough? >> i think house democrats are sure they doing enough. we passed any...

People, from across the political spectrum, from across different academic disciplines, practicing lawyers, and others, who, if you put them in a room to talk about substantive issues like immigration, or taxes, would not agree, but would all agree on the need for free, and fair elections in the united states. that the united states faces a new rates, one that wasnt on the horizon before the trump era, a stolen elections, of actual election subversion. the question is, what can we do, as a count...

Actual election subversion. the question is, what can we do, as a country, who can ensure that 2020 is not repeated, or some permutation of it? so that someone who tries to turn election loser, into an election winner. >> it seems, one of the first events will be with reporters, covering the supreme court. tell me why you are starting there? it may not be instinctive for a lot of people to say, lets start with the supreme court, when we see what is playing out with issues of the big lie, and ele...

Unsincere. the 15th amendment was passed giving black men the right to vote. for many, though, victory was short lived as white mob violence became widespread and soon segregation replaced slavery in the south for a century. thats why the tools that were used, voter intimidation, voter suppression, election subversion, resonate to this day. its also a timely reminder that even rights enshrined in the constitution can be rolled back if they are not enforced on a local level. look, every child is ...