Amanpour and Company

January 5, 2021

Anne Applebaum and Fintan O'Toole; Lawrence Wright; Ijeoma Oluo

President Trump's Attempts to Overturn Election

2m 58s

It’s election day once again, but this time only in the state of Georgia. Voters headed back to the polls for another high-stakes vote in the midst of the pandemic. The outcome will determine control of the Senate. Christiane speaks with historian Anne Applebaum and journalist Fintan O’Toole about this and President Trump's repeated attempts to overturn the results of the presidential election.

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