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Flashback: How Mitch McConnell Helped Pave the Way for Donald Trump’s Rise
As McConnell endorses Trump in the 2024 presidential race, revisit his role in Trump’s rise. In 2016, “McConnell brought about the election of someone who, in almost every particular, he deplored,” conservative columnist George Will told FRONTLINE.
March 6, 2024
Jack Teixeira Pleads Guilty in ‘Discord Leaks’ Case
‘The Discord Leaks,’ from FRONTLINE and The Washington Post, investigated Jack Teixeira, a massive leak of national security secrets, and the role of platforms like Discord.
March 4, 2024
Democracy on Trial, Part Four: Inside the White House on Jan. 6
Listen to the final installment of The FRONTLINE Dispatch’s audio-only version of the new documentary “Democracy on Trial.”
March 1, 2024
WATCH: How Mitch McConnell Reshaped U.S. Politics & the Supreme Court
Amid news that McConnell will step down as Senate Republican leader, explore FRONTLINE’s reporting on his career and his influence on U.S. politics.
February 28, 2024
‘Democracy on Trial’ Director on the Roots of Federal Charges Against Trump
Longtime FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk discusses his reporting on the roots of the unprecedented federal criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.
February 9, 2024
Democracy on Trial, Part One: A Blueprint For the Case Against Trump
The FRONTLINE Dispatch presents an audio-only version of the recent documentary 'Democracy on Trial.' Listen to part one now.
February 9, 2024
A Guide to the Criminal Cases Against Donald Trump
Over the span of five months last year, former President Donald Trump was indicted in four separate criminal cases and charged on a total of 91 felony counts. Here are key details of the criminal cases he faces.
January 30, 2024
As Wayne LaPierre Resigns, a Look Back at His Role in the NRA's Transformation
Amid news that Wayne LaPierre is resigning as the NRA’s CEO and executive vice president effective Jan. 31, explore FRONTLINE's reporting on his role in the gun group's transformation. 
January 30, 2024
Rusty Bowers, Witness on a Central Charge of Trump Indictment, Speaks Out
Rusty Bowers is one of numerous Republican witnesses who share inside accounts of Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in ‘Democracy on Trial,’ a 2.5-hour special on the roots of the federal criminal case against the former president. Watch an excerpt now.
January 30, 2024
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Democracy on Trial
FRONTLINE investigates the roots of the criminal cases against former President Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss.
January 30, 2024
Jan. 6, Three Years Later: 10 Documentaries to Watch
Explore a selection of FRONTLINE's reporting related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
January 5, 2024
Accused Leaker Teixeira was Seen as Potential Mass Shooter, Probe Finds
Fellow airmen at the Massachusetts base where Teixeira worked warned superiors about his ‘fringe thinking’ and called him ‘the active shooter kid.’ Their concerns went unreported.
December 22, 2023