''Unprecedented'' is a 2022 American-British documentary television miniseries revolving around the

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, which premiered on July 10, 2022, on Discovery+.

Plot

The documentary series includes previously unreleased footage of the Trump family on the campaign trail and their reactions to the outcome of the election. The Trumps did not request contractual right of control. It is said to offer intimate and unprecedented interviews with Trump, his family and others who were in the White House. The documentary series follows the last months of the presidency of Donald Trump. The series is shown in three parts and features interviews with President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump,

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, Jared Kushner, Eric Trump, and Vice President

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. Footage was recorded at the White House, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, and events of the Trump's presidential re-election campaign. The events of the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, from the White House were filmed by Holder. According to Holder, the idea behind the film was to find out who the

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were by way of the re-election campaign, and it ended up documenting the family’s “

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-type vibe”.

Interviewed

* Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States *

, the eldest child of Donald Trump * Ivanka Trump, the first daughter of Donald Trump * Eric Trump, the second son of Donald Trump *

, the 48th vice president of the United States * Jared Kushner, a senior advisor to 45th U.S. president * Anne Applebaum, a journalist and historian * Peter Baker, a journalist and author *

Gwenda Blair Gwenda Linda Blair (born 1943) is an American author and journalist known for her biographies of Jessica Savitch, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and the family of Donald Trump. She is an adjunct associate professor at the Columbia University Graduate School ...

, a biographer of

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* McKay Coppins, a journalist *

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, a senior editor for The Washington Post * Eddie Glaude, an academic * Tess Owen, a reporter *

Philip Rucker Philip Rucker is an American reporter and author. He is currently the White House Bureau Chief at ''The Washington Post'', where he has been working since 2005. Early life and education Rucker is a 2002 graduate of the Saint Andrew's School (Sav ...

, a reporter *

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, a journalist

Production

Holder worked on a movie about Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign and the aftermath for about two years. The footage was shot at the White House, Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort and on the campaign trail during the last months of the Trump presidency. It also includes a full view of the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. It was recorded for the documentary series in the last weeks of 2020 and the first weeks of 2021.

Release

The film was released in the United States on July 10, 2022. It premiered in

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on July 11 and in Germany on July 15. In interview to The Hollywood Reporter, the director mentioned he now has security guards:

Episodes

Subpoenas

On June 15, 2022, Holder was subpoenaed by the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, for raw footage "from January 6", from "interviews from September 2020 to present with Donald Trump,

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, Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, and Jared Kushner", and "pertaining to discussions of election fraud or election integrity surrounding the November 2020 presidential election". Holder complied with a subpoena from the committee and testified behind closed doors. Holder also complied with a subpoena for Fulton County, Georgia's criminal investigation into Trump's attempts to overturn the election in Georgia.

References

External links

* *{{Rotten Tomatoes, tv/unprecedented, Unprecedented
'Unprecedented': 7 Biggest Takeaways
– TheWrap 2020s American documentary television series Documentary television series about politics Media about the Trump presidency Television series based on actual events Films about American politicians Television series about presidents of the United States Films about Donald Trump