Deadline: White House "The essential fight ahead"
Feb 5, 2026
Erin Flavin, Minneapolis salon owner who closed in solidarity over ICE raids. Jim Himes, Democratic congressman focused on intelligence oversight. Anne Applebaum, journalist tracking democratic backsliding. Mark Elias, voting rights lawyer and litigator. They discuss seized Fulton County records, risks of nationalizing elections, bodycam footage framing local officials, and legal strategies that could reshape future election disputes.
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Bodycam Shows Agents Removing Records
- Bodycam footage showed agents saying, "one way or another, the records are coming with us today."
- The footage raised alarm among local officials and the public about federal overreach.
Raid Shapes Both Law And Narrative
- The raid serves both to push legal boundaries and to craft a post-election narrative of stolen results.
- Anne Applebaum warns exposure now helps debunk manufactured claims later.
Expose Lies Publicly And Legally
- Local officials and citizens must loudly expose lies with courts and public messaging.
- Jeff Duncan urges bipartisan, visible resistance to election-denying tactics.