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Candidate in the presidential election and the circle of grifters that surround him are spreading lies trying to profit off the effort to delegitimize american democracy. were seeing it spread now and there is talk in the california recall by candidates that think theyre going to lose. theyre trying to plant the seeds of doubt in voters that the state of california might keep its democratic governor in a state thats overwhelmingly democratic. those kinds of things are toxic to a democracy and i ...

The bills in some cases we actually draft them for them on our behalf so it has that grass roots. >> reporter: donald trumps big lie and his partys willingness to go along with the facade is now the biggest threat for free and fair elections we face. >> it is unthinkable to contemplate election subversion in the united states. its not only thinkable but something we need to spend the next few years guarding against. its the greatest danger facing america today. >> reporter: pamela, its dangerous...

Combat these attempts at election subversion, or are they going to give the republicans in the senate a veto? that is the choice that joe manchin and kyrsten sinema, who are resisting changing the filibuster face but what elder is showing them is exactly whats ahead unless they lay down safeguards against this behavior. >> were continuing to watch the live images in boise, idaho, as the president arrives for his swing out west, but you know, it was the big lie, ron, that led to the insurrection....

Welcome back. donald trumps toxic and relentless big lie. threats of violence against election officials and new state laws that could make elections vulnerable to partisan influ we think so. that combination amounts to an assault on americas democracy. joining me is executive director at the center for election innovation and research and cnn legal analyst corey cordcordero. thank you for joining us. this is something weve talked about extensively and hard to believe this is where we are so man...

It, but explain to us how joe manchin and krysten sinema have in carving out voting rights here? >> it is tough to look at the codified point of view, and was that a gentlemans agreement, and they have talked about the constitutional legislation, and legislation dealing with dons -- constitutional rights, and does that mean that republicans can go past conceal to carry in all 50 state, and so this is not me saying this, but senators saying this, they can either get rid of the filibuster or keep ...

Done with donald trump. we dont know the answer to that, and the senate judiciary committee led by dick durbin, the chairman, is trying to get some answers. >> jon avlon, we know the president was pushing georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger to push his fraudulent election claims. but luckily the system worked and state officials did their jobs. what happens if there is a next time and those officials arent there or, you know, if these new voter laws go into effect, they could just over...

There or, you know, if these new voter laws go into effect, they could just overturn the election if they want. go on. >> thats why we need to pay attention to these efforts, not just to voter suppression, but what rick hassen, the election law expert, has called election subversion. because you know, brad raffensperger stood up, did the right thing, was under direct threat on tape by the president of the united states to find 11,000 votes to effectively flip the election. he held. but we dont w...

Able to pass legislation like this beyond 2022 without free and fair elections. you cant say you werent warned. a few weeks ago we led this show by pointing out how election subversion, even more so than the attack on our voting rights, is the big gop authoritarian tactic. the biggest threat to american democracy, and its happening now in front of our eyes in georgia. it wasnt enough for georgia republicans to make it extremely difficult for minorities and others to vote in predominantly democra...

That republicans are even allowed to make this request is a part of georgias controversial new voting law. last month president biden called election subversion the most dangerous threat to free and fair elections in our history. >> never before has there been an attempt by state legislatures to take over the ability to determine who won. not count the votes, determine who won. we have election officials across the board that theyre deciding to push out of the way. >> on friday after a meeting...

And fair elections. you cant say you werent warned. a few weeks ago we led this show by pointing out how election subversion, even more so than the attack on our voting rights, is the big gop authoritarian tactic. the biggest threat to american democracy, and its happening now in front of our eyes in georgia. it wasnt enough for georgia republicans to make it extremely difficult for minorities and others to vote in predominantly democratic areas of their state, now a swing state. so they are now...