The Man Who Made January 6 Possible - 2021-11-09

The Man Who Made January 6 Possible November 9, 2021, Jonathan D. Karl, The Atlantic

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About the author: Jonathan D. Karl is the chief Washington correspondent for ABC News. He is the author of Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show.

The story of Johnny McEntee—the "deputy president" who rose to power at precisely the moment when democracy was falling apart

In late October 2020, Donald Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, was attending the confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett when his cellphone rang. He answered with a whisper and walked out to the hallway to take the call. What was so urgent as to pull the chief of staff out of a Supreme Court confirmation hearing just two weeks before a presidential election?

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