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How Trump’s big lies loom over the U.S. government

Jun 11, 2021

Guest: Edward Keenan, the Toronto Star's Washington Bureau Chief

While former president Donald Trump has effectively been muzzled on social media, his power and influence continue to grow as Republicans line up behind the man who still casts a long shadow over the party. His Big Lie — that the last election was rigged so he wouldn’t win — continues to gain support across the GOP’s base, and is being used to fuel restrictive voting bills in several states, prompting experts to warn that American democracy is at a breaking point.

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