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The Art of the Steal

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Feb 9, 2026
Marshall Cohen, a CNN senior reporter who covers election integrity, breaks down threats to the midterms. He discusses efforts to revisit 2020, DOJ tactics, federal deployments and voter intimidation. He also explores attempts to nationalize voting and how denial of 2020 shapes future plans.
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INSIGHT

Whole-Of-Government 2020 Obsession

  • Trump has mobilized people in his administration to keep pursuing claims that he won in 2020.
  • That effort uses White House staff, DOJ contacts, and special employees to research alleged fraud.
INSIGHT

2020 Has Been Repeatedly Reviewed

  • Many states and officials have already recounted and certified 2020 results multiple times.
  • Marshall Cohen notes there is little obvious new evidence left to find in places like Fulton County.
ANECDOTE

President Put On Call During Georgia Raid

  • Marshall Cohen describes Tulsi Gabbard arranging a call between FBI agents and President Trump during a Georgia search.
  • He frames the call as highly unusual and possibly intimidating for investigators on the ground.
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