The Lincoln Project

In the seventh hearing, the committee focuses on the role right-wing extremist groups played in the violence that took place on January 6th which interrupted the counting of electoral votes for the 2020 election. Plus, testimony from a former Oath Keepers "propagandist." This hearing originally aired on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Reed Galen is joined by Hugo Lowell, Congressional Reporter for The Guardian covering the January 6th Committee. In anticipation of this week’s Committee hearing, they recap the arc that’s been presented over the course of the last 5 weeks and preview what can be expected in the upcoming July 12th hearing. Plus, given the testimony and evidence presented by the committee…what will Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice ultimately do when it comes to Donald Trump? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Reed Galen is joined by political advisor and media-literacy expert Dietmar Pichler (Co-Founder of Vienna Goes Europe & Programmatic Director for the Center for Digital Media Literacy). They discuss the current state of the European region as a whole, especially in regards to the war in Ukraine and why media literacy is such a crucial tool in defending against disinformation…both Russian and otherwise. Plus, why is it so easy to spread disinformation…yet so difficult to debunk it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Reed Galen is joined by Nick Carmody (psychotherapist, lawyer, and Executive Board Member for the World Mental Health Coalition) to discuss from a psychological perspective, the evolution of the GOP and how its transforming from a cult of personality into a cult of tribe. If Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, and Steve Bannon are the three pillars of the Republican party, how will they interact with each other in the near-future, and who will inevitably be the last man standing? Plus, the exponentially increasing political violence in our nation and a look back on key moments in the January 6th hearings. To read more from Nick Carmody, you can follow him on Twitter, @Nick_Carmody and visit patreon.com/NickCarmody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Reed Galen is joined by Maya May (Comedian and Co-Host of LPTV’s, “We’re Speaking” & “The Game We’re In”) to break down and react to the bombshell sixth hearing from the January 6th Committee, in which surprise witness Cassidy Hutchinson (Former White House Aide to Mark Meadows) gave testimony that included accounts of Donald Trump’s disregard for weapons and safety of anyone but himself and of Donald Trump attacking his own secret service personnel when he was told he couldn’t go to the Capitol on January 6th. Plus, Reed and Maya answer questions from the Lincoln Project audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the sixth hearing (also known as, “the emergency hearing”), the committee hears testimony from surprise witness Cassidy Hutchinson, Former White House Aide to Mark Meadows.  Her testimony includes an account of Donald Trump attacking his own security personnel, Trump’s lunchtime temper tantrum, and how far he went encouraging violence against his own Vice President. This hearing originally aired on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Joe Trippi to discuss how Fox News has suddenly changed their tune on covering the hearings from the House Select Committee on January 6th, the SCOTUS overturning of Roe & Miranda and the the overall ultra-maga attack on the individual rights of all Americans, and what to make of the latest polling in key 2022 races. Plus, why “right now” is the best time to join “The Union”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the fifth hearing, the committee focuses on former President Trump's pressure campaign on DOJ officials to coerce them into helping with his plan to overturn the results of the 2020 election. This hearing originally aired on Thursday, June 23, 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the fourth hearing, the committee focuses on the pressure former President Trump exerted on state legislators and state/local election officials to toss out the 2020 presidential election results. This hearing originally aired on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the third hearing, the committee focuses on the pressure campaign carried out on then-Vice President Mike Pence. This hearing originally aired on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices