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And also I was trying to appeal to people's self interest
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The Plot Against the President

And also I was trying to appealto people's self interest in saying, if you givethe...

And also I was trying to appeal
to people's self interest in saying, if you give
the president's enemies a scalp like this so early
over something so trivial you're not feeding the beast

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And also I was trying to appeal to people's self interest
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in saying, if you give the president's enemies
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a scalp like this so early over something so trivial
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you're not feeding the beast.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:01
Uploaded
Jun 02, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Based on Lee Smith's book of the same name, this documentary follows the story of the biggest political scandal in U.S. history.
I can remember at about 6.30 that night - The Plot Against the President 00:09
I can remember at about 6.30 that night
We were urging him to try to see if he could just go - The Plot Against the President 00:04
We were urging him to try to see if he could just go
He's like, I'm not gonna go and, - The Plot Against the President 00:06
He's like, I'm not gonna go and,
My sense was always that the president was reluctant - The Plot Against the President 00:04
My sense was always that the president was reluctant
They clicked in a way that he didn't click - The Plot Against the President 00:08
They clicked in a way that he didn't click
And on Monday at like eight o'clock at night, - The Plot Against the President 00:08
And on Monday at like eight o'clock at night,
- We begin with a major shakeup inside - The Plot Against the President 00:11
- We begin with a major shakeup inside
At issue, Flynn's call with the Russian ambassador - The Plot Against the President 00:19
At issue, Flynn's call with the Russian ambassador
And from there they began, they were spying - The Plot Against the President 00:08
And from there they began, they were spying
When Flynn left, literally within two days of that, - The Plot Against the President 00:12
When Flynn left, literally within two days of that,
- [Informant] At the end of January in 2017, - The Plot Against the President 00:13
- [Informant] At the end of January in 2017,
Ezra asked one of his subordinates to get an example - The Plot Against the President 00:15
Ezra asked one of his subordinates to get an example
When he came back the next day, - The Plot Against the President 00:10
When he came back the next day,
And he was told that this stack of documents - The Plot Against the President 00:11
And he was told that this stack of documents
Ezra, after consulting with his staff - The Plot Against the President 00:09
Ezra, after consulting with his staff
He came back to Ezra several days later - The Plot Against the President 00:13
He came back to Ezra several days later
As the reports came off the printer, - The Plot Against the President 00:05
As the reports came off the printer,
It immediately became clear that their worst fears - The Plot Against the President 00:07
It immediately became clear that their worst fears
That the reports, the intelligence that Susan Rice - The Plot Against the President 00:30
That the reports, the intelligence that Susan Rice
- [Informant] Ezra's continuing - The Plot Against the President 00:07
- [Informant] Ezra's continuing