On the day of the recording, around forty people, all participants in the January 6th Capitol riot who had been convicted and later pardoned, began showing up, many of them in pickup trucks. When it became clear who they were, another session observer, this one shaggy, decided to head for a bathroom stall. “I texted a group chat that I have with my family,” the man, who is close with many immigrants, said. “I was, like, ‘This is the most pathetic fucking shit.’ ”journey-inline-newsletterinline-newsletter