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The Plot Against the President

Based on Lee Smith's book of the same name, this documentary follows the story of the biggest political scandal in U.S. history.

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Amanda Milius

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- You know, they started
going after his family - The Plot Against the President

- You know, they started going after his family

- I was not just stalked by
the fake and phony press, - The Plot Against the President

- I was not just stalked by the fake and phony press,

- [Fake Journalist] For
best supporting actor - The Plot Against the President

- [Fake Journalist] For best supporting actor

- This was going on both
at the national level - The Plot Against the President

- This was going on both at the national level

They had been writing crazy stories - The Plot Against the President

They had been writing crazy stories

- Kash, they kind of
portrayed as this sort - The Plot Against the President

- Kash, they kind of portrayed as this sort

- They knew that Kash was the one - The Plot Against the President

- They knew that Kash was the one

- I remember a specific circumstance - The Plot Against the President

- I remember a specific circumstance

And he turned to Kash
Patel and said to Kash - The Plot Against the President

And he turned to Kash Patel and said to Kash

- It used to be politicians
launched grenades - The Plot Against the President

- It used to be politicians launched grenades

We run dirty ads and we can be, - The Plot Against the President

We run dirty ads and we can be,

- At its core this was
an information operation, - The Plot Against the President

- At its core this was an information operation,

And that narrative in
this case was that Trump - The Plot Against the President

And that narrative in this case was that Trump

(clock ticks) - The Plot Against the President

And we would explain to them that - The Plot Against the President

And we would explain to them that

If you go to that same classified briefing - The Plot Against the President

If you go to that same classified briefing

They should question whether
or not this person really - The Plot Against the President

They should question whether or not this person really

- I honestly think most at some point - The Plot Against the President

- I honestly think most at some point

You know, I just, you know
just retire from Congress, - The Plot Against the President

You know, I just, you know just retire from Congress,

His nature is when you're
punched, always punch back. - The Plot Against the President

His nature is when you're punched, always punch back.

And I think that was always his instinct - The Plot Against the President

And I think that was always his instinct

I mean, he can't be bullied
and he can't be intimidated. - The Plot Against the President

I mean, he can't be bullied and he can't be intimi...

And at its root, that is what
the whole media operation - The Plot Against the President

And at its root, that is what the whole media operation

- Biggest misconception about Devin Nunez - The Plot Against the President

- Biggest misconception about Devin Nunez

They attack Devin Nunez for the Nunez Memo - The Plot Against the President

They attack Devin Nunez for the Nunez Memo

And if you're an honest
person, you would say - The Plot Against the President

And if you're an honest person, you would say

We know the Adam Schiff claimed - The Plot Against the President

We know the Adam Schiff claimed

But if you're a Republican
making those kinda - The Plot Against the President

But if you're a Republican making those kinda

The media's role in the
Russia hoax is complex - The Plot Against the President

The media's role in the Russia hoax is complex

The Mueller report showed
how the information - The Plot Against the President

The Mueller report showed how the information

Someone within the FBI leaked something - The Plot Against the President

Someone within the FBI leaked something

That person, the Washington
Post writes an article - The Plot Against the President

That person, the Washington Post writes an article

And then the FBI goes and
says, look, we have this story - The Plot Against the President

And then the FBI goes and says, look, we have this story

And then the FBI takes action on that. - The Plot Against the President

And then the FBI takes action on that.

CNN is reporting that this dossier exists - The Plot Against the President

CNN is reporting that this dossier exists

Well, I mean, how do you
know that he didn't, right? - The Plot Against the President

Well, I mean, how do you know that he didn't, right?

I can't say for certainty that he didn't. - The Plot Against the President

I can't say for certainty that he didn't.

That's how you launder that information - The Plot Against the President

That's how you launder that information

- For me, going into your
House Intelligence Committee - The Plot Against the President

- For me, going into your House Intelligence Committee

I walk out the building, I
finally get my phone back - The Plot Against the President

I walk out the building, I finally get my phone back

And literally at every bathroom break, - The Plot Against the President

And literally at every bathroom break,

Like, why would anyone
voluntarily go in there - The Plot Against the President

Like, why would anyone voluntarily go in there

But the information
warfare that most scares me - The Plot Against the President

But the information warfare that most scares me

The ability to create false reality - The Plot Against the President

The ability to create false reality

Somebody created a false illusion - The Plot Against the President

Somebody created a false illusion

The idea that you're gonna take a document - The Plot Against the President

The idea that you're gonna take a document

That's misinformation
at the highest levels - The Plot Against the President

That's misinformation at the highest levels

- It's illegal to possess
these stolen documents. - The Plot Against the President

- It's illegal to possess these stolen documents.

So everything you learned about this, - The Plot Against the President

So everything you learned about this,

- When CNN says on air, - The Plot Against the President

- When CNN says on air,

At some point, you got to say, wow, - The Plot Against the President

At some point, you got to say, wow,

I have personal friends who are reporters - The Plot Against the President

I have personal friends who are reporters

They still believe it because their jobs, - The Plot Against the President

They still believe it because their jobs,

You know, a lot of this will come down - The Plot Against the President

You know, a lot of this will come down

Isn't their job to send the
bad copy back to Chris Cillizza - The Plot Against the President

Isn't their job to send the bad copy back to Chris Cill...

You know, (chuckles) - The Plot Against the President

You know, (chuckles)

There should be real journalists - The Plot Against the President

There should be real journalists

- All those who perpetrated
this false story - The Plot Against the President

- All those who perpetrated this false story

But instead we just moved
on to another false scandal - The Plot Against the President

But instead we just moved on to another false scandal

- Half the time when CNN
has, oh, bombshell news, - The Plot Against the President

- Half the time when CNN has, oh, bombshell news,

These same people, right,
that told Congress, - The Plot Against the President

These same people, right, that told Congress,

They literally testified under oath, - The Plot Against the President

They literally testified under oath,

We will go on TV day in and day out - The Plot Against the President

We will go on TV day in and day out

Trump represents - The Plot Against the President

Trump represents

And this wasn't something
that was just put out - The Plot Against the President

And this wasn't something that was just put out

This was high level CNN, Washington Post, - The Plot Against the President

This was high level CNN, Washington Post,

- New York's Daily News
ran this front page - The Plot Against the President

- New York's Daily News ran this front page

Are 62 million Americans Nazis, right? - The Plot Against the President

Are 62 million Americans Nazis, right?

Then they see the Russia
collusion narrative - The Plot Against the President

Then they see the Russia collusion narrative

So in their movie, Trump cheated - The Plot Against the President

So in their movie, Trump cheated

And that it became useful for
so many various interests. - The Plot Against the President

And that it became useful for so many various interests.

Rachel Maddow uses it to
gen up her ratings, right? - The Plot Against the President

Rachel Maddow uses it to gen up her ratings, right?

- Well, unfortunately
until this is released, - The Plot Against the President

- Well, unfortunately until this is released,

Maybe these guys just actually believe - The Plot Against the President

Maybe these guys just actually believe

The goal was always indictments, - The Plot Against the President

The goal was always indictments,

And that was the goal from
the very start of all of it. - The Plot Against the President

And that was the goal from the very start of all of it.

(suspenseful music) - The Plot Against the President

(suspenseful music)

This is what happened this
morning before sunrise, - The Plot Against the President

This is what happened this morning before sunrise,

When Roger Stone, long
time Trump associate - The Plot Against the President

When Roger Stone, long time Trump associate

- On the morning of January 25th, - The Plot Against the President

- On the morning of January 25th,

There was an FBI helicopter overhead. - The Plot Against the President

There was an FBI helicopter overhead.

So there were two amphibious
units that pulled up - The Plot Against the President

So there were two amphibious units that pulled up

Then they dragged my wife out of the house - The Plot Against the President

Then they dragged my wife out of the house

So she could share my
humiliation for the CNN cameras. - The Plot Against the President

So she could share my humiliation for the CNN cameras.

Now CNN's cameras, we know
from the security footage - The Plot Against the President

Now CNN's cameras, we know from the security footage

This would make it the
shortest journalistic stakeout - The Plot Against the President

This would make it the shortest journalistic stakeout

I think as most people know I was targeted - The Plot Against the President

I think as most people know I was targeted

- [Reporter] Stone says he's
been encouraging Donald Trump - The Plot Against the President

- [Reporter] Stone says he's been encouraging Donald Tr...

- Between his outspokenness,
his national name - The Plot Against the President

- Between his outspokenness, his national name

The indictment against
me came up with nothing. - The Plot Against the President

The indictment against me came up with nothing.

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Based on Lee Smith's book of the same name, this documentary follows the story of the biggest political scandal in U.S. history.

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Director: Amanda Milius

Writer: Lee Smith

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Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

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ImdbRating: 5.8

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Released: 09 Oct 2020

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