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and White House muzzling of public health officials, 128, 129
and Wray firing possibility, 137
Merkel, Angela, 384
Merriweather Post, Marjorie, 11, 515
Messonnier, Nancy, 61, 65, 83
Michael, Molly, 60, 205
Middle East treaties, 6, 269–71, 495
Miller, Chris
appointment of, 361, 362–63, 364
and Capitol insurrection, 469, 470, 473–74, 480, 481
and Capitol insurrection security preparations, 446
and coup concerns, 433
and D.C. National Guard, 468
and USS Nimitz, 445
Miller, Jason
and Biden’s lead, 263–64
and campaign attacks on Fauci, 332
Election Day, 339, 340, 345
and election legal challenges, 354, 355, 377, 385–86, 387
and Ellis, 381, 385–86
and first presidential debate, 288
and rigged election claims, 357, 390, 391, 392
and Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis, 306, 308
and Trump’s orderly transition of power statement, 484
and Trump’s refusal to follow coronavirus precautions, 288
Miller, Katie, 64, 71, 131
Miller, Max, 250–51
Miller, Stephen
and Congressional vote certification, 456
coronavirus diagnosis, 311
Election Day, 339
and Europe travel ban, 81
and first presidential debate, 288
and military base renaming proposals, 182
and Trump’s demands for force at protests, 156, 157, 158–59, 239–40
and Trump’s refusal to follow coronavirus precautions, 288
Milley, Mark
and Afghanistan war withdrawal proposals, 367
appointment of, 185–86
and al-Baghdadi assassination, 19
and Biden inauguration, 498–99, 504–5
and Capitol insurrection, 436–37, 446, 452–53, 469, 473, 481
coup concerns, 365–66, 432–34, 441–42, 487
Election Day, 341
and Esper firing, 361, 362–64
and Esper’s public response to Lafayette Square incident, 173, 174
firing possibility, 359, 360
and Haspel firing possibility, 414
and Iran, 16, 17, 189, 435, 445
and Lafayette Square incident, 164, 165–66, 167, 168–69, 171, 172, 184, 185, 186–88
and Mattis, 185–86
and military base renaming proposals, 182–84
and Million MAGA March, 383–84
mission of, 188–89, 385
and National Guard protest deployments, 165, 166
and Patel appointment plans, 414, 415, 416–17
on politicization of military, 185, 211–12
post-insurrection period check-ins, 486–88, 491–92
and “Save America” rally, 459
as stabilizing force, 7
on survival of democracy, 3
and Trump instability concerns, 363–64, 492, 493
and Trump’s demands for force at protests, 156–57, 158–59, 160–61, 162–63, 188–89, 239
and unrest concerns, 333, 334, 336, 385
and Walton kidnapping, 329
Minneapolis protests, 150, 163
Mnuchin, Steven, 46, 58, 78, 79, 80, 93
Modi, Narendra, 61
Monahan, Greg, 170
Moon Jae-in, 54
Morgan, Matt, 357, 427
Morgenstern, Brian, 286–87
Mount Rushmore speech (June 2020), 213–14
Mueller, Carl and Marsha, 250
Mueller investigation, 55, 102, 126, 424, 429, 501
Mullen, Mike, 184–85
Mulvaney, Mick
as acting chief of staff, 32
and American repatriations from China, 42–43
and ascertainment refusal, 400
and Azar, 33
and briefings for Trump on coronavirus, 28, 38
and China travel ban, 38–39, 41–42, 44, 46
and Cipollone, 49
firing of, 76–77
presidential quid pro quo admission, 49
and White House staff briefings on coronavirus, 34–35
Murdoch, Rupert, 344, 345
Murphy, Emily, 399–400
Murray, Patty, 272–73, 274
Murtaugh, Tim, 290–91
MyPillow, 179–80
National Guard
and Capitol insurrection, 462, 464, 468–69, 470, 473, 481
and racial injustice protests, 157–58, 160, 161–62, 165, 166, 174, 239
and Trump’s demands for force at protests, 239
National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 110
National Institutes of Health (NIH), See also Collins, Francis
National Security Council (NSC), 20, 27, 33, 37, 45
Navarro, Peter, 39–40, 91–92, 110–11, 218
Nazi Germany, 5–6, 383, 437
Netanyahu, Benjamin, 65–66, 269–70
Newman, Emily, 425
Newsham, Peter, 170
Nicklaus, Jack, 181
Nixon, Richard M., 448
Noem, Kristi, 213
Norquist, David, 173
North Korea, 11
Nunes, Devin, 133, 364, 415
Oakley, Caitlin, 64, 69
OANN, 407–8, 437
Obama, Barack, 243, 331, 502
See also Obama administration
Obama, Michelle, 140–41, 243–44, 502
Obama administration
and Durham investigation of FBI, 138–39
and Ebola virus, 34–35
and Evanina, 135
Iran nuclear deal, 16
O’Brien, Robert
and administration chaos, 34
and American repatriations from China, 43
and Birx appointment, 68
and briefings for Trump on coronavirus, 37–38
and Capitol insurrection security preparations, 444
and China travel ban, 41, 46
and Chinese stonewalling, 36, 52–53, 54
and Esper firing, 362, 364
and Europe travel ban, 78, 80, 81
and Iran, 436, 445
and military base renaming proposals, 182
and post-insurrection Pence-Trump relationship, 494
post-insurrection resignation possibility, 488, 491
and rigged election claims, 427
and Russian election interference, 262
and Trump’s coronavirus responses, 31–32
and Walton kidnapping, 329–30
and WHO funding suspension, 105
and Wray firing possibility, 135
Obst, Marty, 327
Oczkowski, Matt, 339, 344, 356
Offit, Paul, 282
O’Malley, Devin, 328
O’Mara, Margaret, 4
1,000 Accomplishments of President Donald J. Trump: Highlights of the First Term, 507
Operation Legend, 266–68, 269
Operation Warp Speed, 2, 141–44, 282–83
Ornato, Tony, 160, 166, 170, 467
Ossoff, Jon, 403, 454
pandemic. See coronavirus pandemic
Papadopoulos, George, 429
Parler, 417–18
Parscale, Brad
on Biden, 102
and campaign advertising, 180, 197, 221
and campaign rallies, 178–79, 197, 198, 200, 201
demotion of, 209–10, 221–23,
289–90
on economy, 52
enrichment of, 209, 222, 223–24
Lincoln Project ad on, 209
mental breakdown incident, 289–91
Trump reelection campaign advice, 207
Trump’s attacks on, 201
on Trump’s coronavirus public statements, 114
and Trump’s Cuomo-Obama ticket theory, 140
on vaping ban, 25, 26
Passantino, Stefan, 322
Patel, Kashyap
and Capitol insurrection, 469
and coup concerns, 365, 433
and Esper firing, 362, 363
FBI deputy director consideration, 133–34, 136, 137
on Hicks coronavirus diagnosis, 297–98
and Iran, 445
as replacement for Wray or Haspel, 414, 415, 416–17
and Walton kidnapping, 329, 330
Patrick, Dan, 413
Paxton, Ken, 413
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (2020), 114
Pelosi, Nancy
and Capitol insurrection, 465, 470, 471, 472–74, 480, 481
and Congressional vote certification, 456, 480, 481, 483–84
Election Day, 338
and Esper firing, 363–64
and impeachment (2021), 498
and Postal Service dismantling, 241–42
and rigged election claims, 347–48
and Russian election interference, 236, 238, 261
on survival of democracy, 6
Trump instability concerns, 362–63, 492–93
vandalism of home, 434
Pence, Karen, 124
Pence, Mike
and ascertainment refusal, 399
and Atlas, 228, 229, 230
and Azar, 122
and Biden inauguration, 503
and Birx appointment, 68
and campaign rallies, 178, 179
and Capitol insurrection, 464–65, 466, 467, 474, 480, 482–83
and China travel ban, 44–45, 46
and Christie on White House coronavirus response, 89
Congressional vote certification commitment, 3, 7, 461–62, 480, 481, 482–83, 484
Congressional vote certification pressure, 437–40, 447, 450–52, 455–57, 459–60, 483, 508–9
and coronavirus precautions, 96, 123–24, 259
coronavirus task-force leadership, 44, 70–71, 80
and cruise ban, 74, 75, 77, 286–87
and election legal challenges, 377
and Europe travel ban, 81
and Fauci pandemic announcement, 69
and Haspel firing possibility, 415, 416
and hydroxychloroquine treatment, 111
and Iran, 17
and Lafayette Square incident, 168
Lincoln Project ad on, 439
and military base renaming proposals, 182
and Katie Miller’s coronavirus diagnosis, 131
office coronavirus outbreak, 327–28
and Operation Warp Speed, 142
post-insurrection relationship with Trump, 493–95
Trump interview on, 508
and Trump reelection campaign, 319–20
and Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis, 306–7
and Trump’s demands for force at protests, 161
and Trump’s insults to South Korea, 55
and Trump’s 2024 political ambitions, 515
and vaccine development, 374
and White House coronavirus response, 60, 77–78
and WHO pandemic declaration, 64–65
Perdue, David, 403, 431, 447, 449, 454
Perna, Gustave, 142, 282, 374
Perrine, Eric, 377
Pezzola, Dominic, 464
Philipson, Tomas, 46
Phillips, James, 308
Piatt, Walter, 468
Pierson, Katrina, 418
Pirro, Albert, 503
Pirro, Jeanine, 97, 339, 503
politicization of military
and Independence Day military parade plans, 211–12
racial injustice protests and, 168–69, 171, 172–73, 184–85, 186, 187–88
Pompeo, Mike
and Afghanistan war, 367
and Birx appointment, 68
and Chinese stonewalling, 36
and Esper, 343
and Europe travel ban, 78
and Iran, 445
post-insurrection period check-ins, 486–88
and Walton kidnapping, 330
and Wuhan lab-leak theory, 105
post-election period
Afghanistan war withdrawal proposals, 366–67
coronavirus task-force White House briefing, 395
coup concerns, 365–66, 432–34, 441–42, 445
drug pricing policy announcement, 394–95, 396
Million MAGA March, 383–84
political appointees resignation prohibition, 367–68, 403
“Stop the Steal” rallies, 417–20
unrest concerns, 383–84
vaccine development, 374–76
See also rigged election claims
post-insurrection period, 486–98
coup concerns, 487
investigations, 489
Pence-Trump relationship, 493–95
top advisor check-ins, 486–88
Trump instability concerns, 492–93
Trump legacy repair plans, 495–96, 497
Trump’s state of mind, 496
Pottinger, Matthew
and asymptomatic transmission reports, 36–38
and Birx appointment, 67–68
and briefings for Trump on coronavirus, 37–38
and China travel ban, 41, 46
and Chinese stonewalling, 52–53
and coronavirus pandemic, 19–20
and coronavirus precautions, 130
and intelligence briefings on coronavirus pandemic, 19–20
and White House coronavirus response, 78
and White House staff briefings on coronavirus, 34
and WHO funding suspension, 105
and Wuhan lab-leak theory, 105, 106–7
Powell, Sidney
Christie on, 398
and Congressional vote certification, 438–39
and Flynn, 134
and Flynn martial law proposal, 425
Giuliani’s distancing from, 427–28
Giuliani’s hiring of, 379–80
and news conference (Nov. 19, 2020), 390–93
notoriety of, 387
and Oval Office meeting (Dec. 18), 425–27
and Lin Wood, 431
PPE/medical supplies, 85, 90, 91–92, 95–98, 119–20
presidential elections. See elections (2000); elections (2016); 2020 elections
presidential pardons, 429, 489, 490, 499–501
presidential transition, 279
ascertainment, 361, 398–400
normal process, 398
pardons, 429, 489, 490, 499–501
and Trump’s peaceful transfer of power commitment refusal, 279, 280
Priebus, Reince, 117
Prince, Erik, 365
Pritzker, J. B., 84–85, 90–91, 92, 163–64, 258–59
ProMED, 13
Proud Boys
and Capitol insurrection, 460, 464
and Million MAGA March, 384
and “Stop the Steal” rallies, 417–18, 419, 435
Trump’s “stand by” statement, 294–95, 384
public health officials
Birx national tour, 257–60
Caputo appointment, 100–1
01
on China travel ban, 40–42, 45–46
“doctors’ group,” 94–95
on herd immunity strategy, 231
and Trump’s coronavirus responses, 31
White House exclusion of, 228
White House muzzling of, 5, 64, 68–69, 71, 127–29, 257
White House undermining of, 217–21, 228, 230
See also specific people
QAnon, 317–18, 366, 417
Rabbitt, Brian, 57, 192
racial injustice protests (2020)
and campaign rallies, 198–99
and de Blasio, 191–92
governors conference call, 162–64
McCloskey threats during, 250
and military base renaming proposals, 182–84
Milley’s speech on, 186–87
Minneapolis, 150, 163
and National Guard deployment, 157–58, 160, 161–62, 165, 166, 174, 239
Portland protests, 202–3, 234–35, 239–40
Rittenhouse shooting, 435
and Russian election interference, 236
Seattle protests, 202–3, 204, 205–6
Washington, D.C., 152–54, 155–56, 157–58, 160–61, 163–64
See also Lafayette Square incident; Trump’s demands for force at protests; Trump’s responses to racial injustice protests
Raffensperger, Brad, 378, 430
Raimondo, Gina, 85
Ratcliffe, John, 148, 237, 238–39, 260–61
Rath, Tom, 155
recession (2020), 2
Redfield, Robert
and Atlas, 227
and Azar, 121
and Caputo’s illness, 275, 277
on China travel ban, 40–41
and China travel ban, 45
and Chinese stonewalling, 13–14, 15–16, 52
and convalescent plasma treatments, 245
and coronavirus czar proposals, 35
and coronavirus pandemic early information, 12–13, 40, 47
and coronavirus task-force internal tensions, 72–73
and cruise ban, 74, 285–87
and “doctors’ group,” 94
and early limits on coronavirus testing, 83–84
and Europe travel ban, 78, 79
on herd immunity strategy, 231
and Operation Warp Speed, 142
and Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis, 301, 303, 305–6
on Trump’s refusal to follow coronavirus precautions, 123
and vaccine development timetable, 274–75, 284–85
and vaccine distribution funding, 271–74
and White House coronavirus precautions, 124–25
on White House coronavirus response, 196
White House exclusion of, 228
White House muzzling of, 128
and WHO funding suspension, 105
and Wuhan lab-leak theory, 107–8
Reed, Jack, 364
Regan, Trish, 126