The Man Who Made January 6 Possible

The Man Who Made January 6 Possible

The story of Johnny McEntee—the “deputy president” who rose to power at precisely the moment when democracy was falling apart
By Jonathan D. Karl

During the final year of the Trump administration, that office [Presidential Personnel Office] was transformed into an internal police force, obsessively monitoring administration officials for any sign of dissent, purging those who were deemed insufficiently devoted to Trump and frightening others into silence.... Some Trump aides privately compared the PPO to the East German Stasi or even the Gestapo—always on the lookout for traitors within.

#trump #republicans #politics #Atlantic #2020 #elections #insurrection #coup #govt