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Election workers face violent threat and harassment

Season 2023 Episode 331 | 6m 53s

Election officials across the country have been under attack since 2020, falsely accused of conspiring to steal or rig the last presidential election. These attacks stepped up to a dangerous degree recently, with officials in five states receiving letters containing a white powder that, in some cases, was found to be fentanyl. William Brangham reports.

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