‘Handful of fanatics’ to blame for Capitol riot, Trump ally Meadows says in book
by Martin Pengelly in New York from on (#5SK15)
Ex-chief of staff downplays Trump involvement in insurrection and says mob had absolutely no urging' from the president
In his new memoir, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows blames just a handful of fanatics" for the 6 January attack on the Capitol - over which nearly 700 people have now been charged.
No one would [focus] on the actions of ... those supporters of President Trump who came [to Washington on 6 January] without hate in their hearts or any bad intentions," he writes. Instead, they would laser in on the actions of a handful of fanatics across town."
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