Sen. Lee’s supporters point out that he showed alarm at the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the US Capitol. But critics say the language in his texts depict a man very eager to find a legal pathway to give Trump a second term. This Friday at 11 a.m., we’re considering whether Senator Lee’s texts and behavior will help or hinder his re-election campaign, and what this moment says about his tenure in Washington.
GUESTS
- Dr. Quin Monson | @QuinMonson Associate professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University
- Robert Gehrke|@RobertGehrke columnist for The Salt Lake Tribune
- McKay Coppins| @mckaycoppins, staff writer for The Atlantic. Author of The Wilderness: Deep Inside the Republican Party’s Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back the White House. [IndieBound| Bookshop | Amazon]
Air date: April 22, 2022 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.