Inside the Capitol Under Siege
“The real fear came from the lawlessness of it.”
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Episode Notes
On Wednesday, as Democrats celebrated wins in Georgia that gave them control of the Senate and as U.S. lawmakers convened to certify Joe Biden’s election win, President Donald Trump addressed supporters gathered outside the White House. He told them to walk to the Capitol and tell Republicans to “take back our country.” Two Slate correspondents were there: one walking with the violent mob as it stormed the Capitol, and another in the building as it went on lockdown.
Guests: Aymann Ismail, staff writer for Slate, and Jim Newell, Slate’s senior politics writer.
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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Davis Land, Danielle Hewitt, and Elena Schwartz, with help from Frannie Kelley.
