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Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

Episode 5: Shut It Down

Oct 31, 2022
49:42

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Quick takeaways

  • Members of Congress are implicated in aiding a Nazi propaganda operation and face the largest sedition indictment in US history.
  • Pressure from members of Congress leads to the firing of prosecutor William Maloney, highlighting the dangerous collaboration between public officials and foreign agents.

Deep dives

Dillard Stokes receives a tip on a secret federal investigation

Reporter Dillard Stokes gets a tip about a secret federal investigation involving a man who received a federal subpoena. He observes two men hurriedly moving heavy bags from an apartment into a truck near the White House. Stokes follows the truck and witnesses it making stops at the US Capitol and the America First Committee headquarters. This raises questions about why the bags were taken from the apartment and what their contents are.

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