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    Listen: John Bresnahan Helps Us Understand What the Hell Just Happened

    The veteran congressional reporter shares his firsthand experience of the pro-Trump mob storming the Capitol.
    by Kevin Townsend Jan 08, 2021 4 minutes
    Source: AP / Andrew Harnik

    John Bresnahan has covered Congress for decades, previously as Politico’s Capitol Hill bureau chief and now as co-founder of Punchbowl News. On the podcast The Ticket, he describes what he saw inside the building as a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol this week—and what implications the searing event could have going forward.

    Listen to his conversation with host Edward-Isaac Dovere here:

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    Below is a brief portion of the interview, edited and condensed for clarity:

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