Alex Holder

Unprecedented

Holder spent two years working on a documentary film about Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign and the aftermath. The film premiered on July 10, 2022, on Discovery+. The three-part series features interviews with the former president; his children Ivanka, Eric, and Don Jr.; Jared Kushner and former Vice President Mike Pence; as well as footage shot at the Capitol on January 6.^[1] The filmmakers have stated that the delay of the film's release was not intentional, but due to the needs of production.^[4] According to Holder, the Trump’s didn’t have editorial control over the documentary.^[3]

Holder was subpoenaed by the Jan 6 Committee to hand over raw footage he possessed from filming Unprecedented,^[5] in the final months of 2020 and early 2021.^[6] The Jan 6 Committee were specifically interested in "raw footage taken on 6th January 2021; raw footage of interviews with President Donald J. Trump, Donald J. Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, Jared Kushner; and Vice President Mike Pence; raw footage pertaining to discussions of election fraud or election integrity surrounding the November 2020 presidential election".^[7] Holder captured Ivanka Trump on camera, contradicting herself (and thus lying to documentary cameras or a Senate committee under oath). In December 2020, days after Attorney General William P. Barr's announcement, Ivanka publicly supported Donald Trump's fight to overturn the election results. In her testimony, however, she agreed with Barr's claim that the election was legitimate.^[8]

Holder captured a moment when Mike Pence read an email confirming that his letter rejecting Nancy Pelosi's attempt to invoke the 25th Amendment had been sent. While the documentary suggested Pence was reacting to a House resolution urging him to remove Trump, his spokesman disputed this characterization, clarifying that Pence was merely acknowledging his own letter.^[9]

Holder testified in a closed-door deposition before the Committee on 23 June 2022.^[10]

Holder has been accused of being a British or US spy and got a security detail,^[11] appeared on CNN and MSNBC.^[3][1] He has been ordered to give evidence to an investigation in Georgia, too, which is looking at whether Trump pressured state officials to influence the 2020 election in the state.^[11]

Some of "the most intriguing material associated with Unprecedented" didn’t make it into the film, however it was included in the January 6 committee's request for footage.^[12]

Ongoing projects

His next documentary is on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.^[13] Among those who will take part in the film are Noam Chomsky, Nickolay Mladenov, and Tony Blair.^[2]