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Political Rewind: Dana Milbank's book "The Destructionists" shows Newt Gingrich's influence on GOP


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Tuesday on Political Rewind: We're back with a special author show. In his book "The Destructionists," Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank charts a path from former Rep. Newt Gingrich's aggressive rhetoric in 1994 to the modern, MAGA-led GOP. But first, The Atlanta Journal Constitution's Tamar Hallerman helps us discuss the latest in the Mar-a-Lago fallout.
The panel:
Dana Milbank, @Milbank, columnist, The Washington Post
Tamar Hallerman, @TamarHallerman, senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Timestamps
0:00 - Introductions
5:00 - Third party to review the materials seized by the FBI during its search at Mar-a-Lago
10:00 - How Newt Gingrich was elected
15: 00 - How Gingrich changed the work week in Washington, D.C.
22:00 - How Gingrich manipulated news of Vince Foster's suicide
28:00 - Bill Nigut talks about his own relationship with Gingrich
30:00 - Gingrich's racialized politics got the momentum of white supremacists
38:00 - Gingrich is called by Jan. 6th committee
44:00 - Georgia seems to buck MAGA Republicans and Trump's endorsement
46:00 - How do Democrats mold the current landscape?
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