How not to rig an election: Stopping the Steal

13 Oct

Stopping the Steal gives an inside account of Donald Trump's challenge to the 2020 presidential election results and how an unsung group of Republican politicians, staffers, and election officials prevented the election from being stolen.

Joining Matthew Sherwood on Factual America is Emmy and Bafta-winning director and producer Dan Reed. He discusses why he decided to interview pro-Trump Republicans about the election and the benefits he experienced being a British reporter.

Dan explains what caused the January 6th riots and why previous Trump loyalists spoke out against him. He also reveals Trump's true thoughts about the election results.

“They’re all loyal conservative pro-Trump Republicans and these are the people who give the inside story of the attempt to steal the 2020 election.” – Dan Reed

“What many people don’t realise is January 6th is the end. It’s like switching on the TV and seeing the last 2 minutes of the film but the movie started a long time before that.” – Dan Reed

Time Stamps

01:50 - What Stopping the Steal is about.
02:46 - Why Dan decided to interview pro-Trump Republicans about the election.
04:25 - What happened to the Republicans who opposed the attempts to overturn the election.
06:57 - The different characters involved in the documentary.
09:16 - What caused the January 6th riots to happen.
11:30 - How the January 6th riots were documented.
13:24 - Different factors that led to the riots happening on January 6th.
14:34 - Trump’s true thoughts about the election results.
17:30 - Why Stopping the Steal has been such a success.
20:05 - The benefits of being a British filmmaker covering the US election.
21:49 - Why people are more open with British reporters.
25:01 - The uncertainty of the upcoming US election.
28:05 - The next projects Dan’s working on.