But as my reporting proceeded through the tumultuous end of Trump’s presidency and beyond the madness of January 6, 2021, I frequently encountered Republicans who, like Haven, could not conceive of Trump’s adversaries possessing human attributes. Haven, as it turned out, got his news from the conservative talk-radio-show hosts Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh-and, of course, from the president he so admired, Donald Trump. That stuck with me as I began work, a few months later, on a book about the state of the Republican Party. When he shared this revelation with the judge during his sentencing, he marveled, “There’s so much more to know about people than we hear about in the news.” Are you ready?”Īfter his arrest, while languishing in a federal jail cell, Haven learned that the Democratic representative was a father and grandfather, just like he was. “I’m at his office,” Haven had said in one call to Nadler’s office. One of the objects of his harassment had been Jerrold Nadler, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee. This article is adapted from Draper’s recent book.īut as the prosecutor listed a sampling of Haven’s vile threats in the courtroom, the defendant-a devout Mormon who served meals to homeless people in downtown Salt Lake City-seemed unable to recognize those sentiments as his own.
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