Historian of fascism Timothy Snyder warns of Trump's damage to democracy
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Timothy Snyder, professor of history at Yale University and author of "On Tyranny" joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss President Trump's lies about the election contributed to the violence at the Capitol, and the damaging effect that has on democracy. Snyder says, "if we want to have a democracy into the future then we have to say we care about factuality, we care about truth we care about supporting the press, especially the local press and the courageous people who make it their calling to bring us the truth."Jan. 14, 2021
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