Molly Ball says this, from 2021, is her favorite thing she's ever written. Highly recommended on this anniversary of Jan 6: "It had been four months since the day Fanone nearly died defending the Capitol—the day a self-described redneck cop who voted for Donald Trump was beaten unconscious by a mob waving Thin Blue Line flags and chanting 'U.S.A.'"
Officer Mike Fanone Survived Jan. 6. Then His Trials Began
D.C. police officer Michael Fanone defended American democracy on January 6. Now, he's defending the history of that day
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