This chapter explores Mitt Romney's journey to the US Senate and his initial idealistic view of the Senate as a platform to steer the Republican party away from Trumpism. However, he becomes disillusioned by his colleagues' focus on media attention rather than legislation.
On his way out of the United States Senate, Mitt Romney gave one reporter unprecedented access to his emails, texts, and journals. McKay Coppins, author of Romney: A Reckoning, explains why.
This episode was produced by Jon Ehrens, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Hady Mawajdeh and Laura Bullard, engineered by Rob Byers and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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