Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About Jan. 6. Trump Can’t Help Himself. (opens a new window)
“If he can convince people of the lie that our legitimate government institutions were all wielded in corrupt ways to persecute him, he can convince people that he’s justified in turning those same institutions back on those he claims are responsible for that,” said Ian Bassin, the executive director of Protect Democracy, a nonpartisan organization that advocates legal protections against authoritarianism.