Anne Nelson talks about the November Midterm Elections, right-wing domestic extremism, and the direction of the Republican Party.

Anne is an award-winning war correspondent and author. Her newest book, Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right, details the influence of the Council for National Policy, a powerful right-wing political coalition. 

In the interview, Anne talks about how the people who helped organize and execute the January 6th insurrection intended it to be much more subdued:

“I don't think they meant for the invasion to be that violent. I don't think they meant for people to get killed. I think that it's quite possible that these aligned forces who are connected to QAnon and some of the Pentecostal, more fringe churches and the militias, came into the event and perhaps took it over. I would bet good money that the Council for National Policy did not want Mike Pence to be hung, for example. He's now a dues-paying member, so that wouldn't make sense. But the problem is that once you align yourself and agitate a mob, you don't always control it.”

To hear more from Anne, listen to her previous interview on Burn the Boats.

Also, make sure to check out her website, anne-nelson.com, and follow her on Twitter at @anelsona.

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