"The 2000 Mules-tiverse of Madness" w/ Phillip Bump, National Correspondent for the Washington Post

Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: [email protected] the newest attempt to relitigate the 2020 election, the right-wing provocateur Dinesh D'Souza, released a new movie called 2000 mules. Dinesh, who received a presidential pardon from Donald Trump for a felony conviction for making illegal campaign contributions, along with True The Vote purports to have used cell phone geolocation data and video surveillance of mail-in ballot drop boxes to argue that President Joe Biden lost the 2020 election.  The movie, which has grossed over $10 million promises that this is only the beginning. This week I speak with Phillip Bump who recently caught up with the director of the film, to ask him what he learned from his one on one interview with the director of the film, Dinesh D’Souza.‘2000 Mules’ offers the least convincing election-fraud theory yet: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/11/2000-mules-offers-least-convincing-election-fraud-theory-yet/ Discussing the gaps in ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/17/discussing-gaps-2000-mules-with-dinesh-dsouza/ Even the geolocation maps in ‘2000 Mules’ are misleading: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/19/even-geolocation-maps-2000-mules-are-misleading/ A pro-Trump film suggests its data are so accurate, it solved a murder. That's false: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/17/1098787088/a-pro-trump-film-suggests-its-data-are-so-accurate-it-solved-a-murder-thats-fals Georgia Bureau of Investigation: https://twitter.com/stphnfwlr/status/1451309892824936452Cut scenes in the order you hear them (chronologically):Bill Barr, in interview with Lester Holt: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/former-ag-barr-said-trump-became-enraged-told-election-fraud-claims-no-rcna17750Chris Krebs, testimony on congress: https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Testimony-Krebs-2020-12-16.pdfFinally, Donald Trump acknowledges his election loss: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-disagrees-with-the-outcome-of-the-election-but-that-there-will-be-an-orderly-transition-of-powerGreg Philips appearance on CNN: https://youtu.be/gJ9AfP9hrMQSecoriea Turner's death | 2 men facing charges, judge separates cases: https://youtu.be/YCUDxFmh4PYSupreme Court ruling on tracking cellphone data highlights privacy concerns: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-402_h315.pdf'I didn't win the election': Donald Trump discusses 2020 loss in interview with historians: https://youtu.be/PJvQHVlkpPI Support Sarah Stankorb’s work and preorder Damned If She Does: Why Women Quit Church and What It Means for the Future of Religion, Releases September 15, 2026.  Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/112456/9798889837091Website: https://www.sarahstankorb.com/Support the showKeep the conversation going.Want to learn more about Faithful Politics, suggest a future guest, or connect with us directly?Visit our website:faithfulpoliticspodcast.comBrowse our bookstore, featuring books from many of our guests:faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/bookstoreSupport the show and help us keep these conversations going:patreon.com/cw/FaithfulPoliticsSubscribe for behind-the-scenes content, reflections, and updates:faithfulpolitics.substack.comContact the hosts:Josh Burtram, Faithful Host: [email protected] Wright, Political Host: [email protected] Faithful Politics:Instagram: faithful_politicsFacebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast