About this episode

The episode discusses the modern era of election integrity in America with a focus on the impact of Donald Trump and the January 6th riot.

Political Breakdown continues an ongoing series on election integrity in America.  Marisa talks about the modern era of election integrity with Ese Olumhense, an investigative reporter and professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. They examine how President Donald Trump set the stage for the January 6th riot and the aftermath, including the proliferation of election crime legislation that are still reverberating today.  If you missed it, you can listen to the first episode of our election integrity series examining the history of voting and election integrity in America.  Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Political Breakdown’s weekly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠, delivered straight to your inbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Marisa

Guest: Ese Olumhense

Topics covered

• election integrity
• politics
• investigative journalism
• Donald Trump
• January 6th
• legislation

Keywords

• election integrity
• Donald Trump
• January 6th
• legislation
• investigative journalism
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

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