
Episode 4: A Bad Angle
Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra
Senator Lendine - A German-Born American With a Goal
George Wiric was looking for a member of Congress to rope into his new scheme to have the Hitler government advance its work. Senator Ernest Lendine was perhaps an obvious first target for him. He had built his career on being outspoken against the US joining foreign wars. But in his time in the Senate, he was accused of demanding kickbacks from his employees. His initial idea is that he's going to have a US senator spreading Nazi propaganda or anti-war propaganda on the floor of the Senate.
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