Americast – Does the US need new laws to protect elections?
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US presidents have always lied. Richard Nixon was famous for lying to Congress over his knowledge of the Watergate scandal; Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives after declaring that he had “no sexual relationship” with Monica Lewinsky. How much do the American people care about politicians lying, and could a new law prevent that from happening? In today’s Americast, Justin and Sarah talk with a former federal prosecutor who wants to hold politicians accountable if their lies harm democracy. Andrew Weissman played a key role in former FBI director Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election and now believes the United States should pass laws to protect elections from lies. PRESENTERS: • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Justin Webb, Radio 4 Presenter CONTACT: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 • Email Americast@bbc.co.uk • Or use #Americast This episode by George Dabby Tom Gillett, Grace Made with Reeve and Oscar. Pearson. The technical producer was Rohan Madison. The producer of the series is George Dabby. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. If you would like to be notified every time we publish a new episode, please subscribe to us on BBC Sounds by pressing the subscribe button in the app. You can now listen to Americast on your smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play Americast.” Works on most smart speakers. US Election Not Turned: Sign up for 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 produces many other podcasts, including Newscast. If you enjoyed Americast (and if you’re reading this, I hope you do), we think you’ll enjoy our other capsules, too. See the links below. News broadcast: 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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