Because the book follows the chronology of Gowdy’s day, it reads like a page-turner — one in which you already know the grim ending. Red timestamps, stylized like an LCD alarm-clock font, add to the tension.
The action starts at 10:41:23 a.m. on Jan. 6 as Gowdy makes his way across the lawn to the Ellipse, where Trump is scheduled to speak at noon. He quickly runs into a contingent of Proud Boys. “Something was up,” Gowdy recalls. “Trump hadn’t even spoken yet at his rally and they are walking away from the rally — like kids who ditched class and were up to no good.”
And then, a protester
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