Americast – Does America Need New Laws to Protect Elections?

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Presidents of the United States lie all the time. Richard Nixon lied to Congress about his knowledge of the Watergate scandal Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives after he testified in the House that he did not have “sexual relations” with Monica Lewinsky. How much will the American people care about lying to politicians and can new legislation stop it from happening? In today’s Americast, Justin and Sarah talk to a former federal prosecutor who wants to hold politicians accountable if their lies harm democracy. In the year Andrew Weissman, who played a key role in former FBI Director Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, now believes the United States should introduce laws to prevent election fraud. Hosts: • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Justin Webb, Radio 4 Presenter Contact us: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Send us a message or voice note on WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480. Oscar Pearson. The technical producer was Rohan Maddison. Series producer is George Daby. The news editor is Sam Bonham. If you would like to be notified every time we publish a new episode, please subscribe to BBC Sounds by tapping the subscribe button on the app. Now you can listen to Americast on your smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “BBC Sounds to play Americast”. Works on most modern speakers. US Election Unsolved: Subscribe to Anthony’s BBC Newsletter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68093155 Americast is part of the BBC News Podcasts family of podcasts. The team that makes Americast also makes several other podcasts, including Newscast. If you enjoy Americast (and if you’re reading this, you do), then we think you’ll enjoy some of our pods. Check out the link below. News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl Radical: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r Global Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvsd

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