Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra - Introducing Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

Episode Date: October 1, 2022

Sitting members of Congress aiding and abetting a plot to overthrow the government. Insurrectionists criminally charged with plotting to end American democracy for good. Justice Department prosecutors under crushing political pressure. Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra is the all-but-forgotten true story of good, old-fashioned American extremism getting supercharged by proximity to power. When extremist elected officials get caught plotting against America with the violent ultra right, this is the story of the lengths they will go to… to cover their tracks. Follow now and join Rachel Maddow for the first two episodes on October 10th.

This is an American story. When I opened the box, it was almost like I could feel the heat of the memo coming out 80 years later. About politics going over the edge. He actually says outright, I intend to overthrow the U.S. government. He's open about these objectives, and his supporters are armed and ready. Everyone who said yes would be welcomed into their new army, and everyone who said no would be murdered on the spot. What they were planning was quite lethal in nature.

It's a story about good old-fashioned American extremism getting supercharged, becoming something more than radical. He wants to build an American version of fascism. When his followers are armed, they are violently committed to this mission. 28 men and 2 women are indicted on charges of conspiring to overthrow the government. Intent on dismantling American democracy. It's really a scheme of genius in some ways. I think we would say evil genius. They join forces with Americans in power, with Americans who are supposed to protect this country. If that meant winnowing away the

strength of American democracy, then so be it. You have probably not heard this story before. The members of Congress who were involved began sort of searching their own files, trying to find out what their legal exposure might be. But there is good reason to know it now. From the team that brought you the chart-topping original series, Bagman, Rachel Maddow presents Ultra, a new podcast series from MSNBC. Follow wherever you are listening now. First two episodes available Monday, October 10th.