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The Plot Against the President

It was right after the election and I thought, are they really gonna go down this road,...

It was right after the election and I thought, are they really gonna go down this road, this Russia issue

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- It was right after the election
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and I thought, are they really gonna
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go down this road, this Russia issue.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:27
Uploaded
Jun 03, 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.
- This is part of a concerted Russian influence - The Plot Against the President 00:06
- This is part of a concerted Russian influence
- What Russia did was no different - The Plot Against the President 00:05
- What Russia did was no different
Right after the election, a couple of weeks, - The Plot Against the President 00:07
Right after the election, a couple of weeks,
Like those of us on the Republicans on the committee, - The Plot Against the President 00:06
Like those of us on the Republicans on the committee,
- My hope is that the president-elect - The Plot Against the President 00:14
- My hope is that the president-elect
- And then Obama and Brennan made it real - The Plot Against the President 00:13
- And then Obama and Brennan made it real
And of course they took just a few weeks and they said - The Plot Against the President 00:05
And of course they took just a few weeks and they said
You know, Obama really was - The Plot Against the President 00:05
You know, Obama really was
- [Reporter] 35 Russian diplomats in the US expelled, - The Plot Against the President 00:12
- [Reporter] 35 Russian diplomats in the US expelled,
- We use the ways and means committee to hold - The Plot Against the President 00:07
- We use the ways and means committee to hold
Then he asks me to come back to the back room - The Plot Against the President 00:08
Then he asks me to come back to the back room
- I have been authorized by the Department of Justice - The Plot Against the President 00:16
- I have been authorized by the Department of Justice
It gave the appearance that this was a real investigation - The Plot Against the President 00:09
It gave the appearance that this was a real investigation
- I interviewed a number of extraordinary candidates - The Plot Against the President 00:06
- I interviewed a number of extraordinary candidates
But what gave me confidence that this was the right man - The Plot Against the President 00:09
But what gave me confidence that this was the right man
- The FBI's reputation for integrity is a gift - The Plot Against the President 00:09
- The FBI's reputation for integrity is a gift
No case, no source, no fear of embarrassment - The Plot Against the President 00:09
No case, no source, no fear of embarrassment
- Comey has a great history - The Plot Against the President 00:12
- Comey has a great history
By leading the victim to believe that a truthful answer - The Plot Against the President 00:08
By leading the victim to believe that a truthful answer
Whereas in fact, it would not be an admission to a crime. - The Plot Against the President 00:04
Whereas in fact, it would not be an admission to a crime.