I could tell the meeting was growing more contentious, so I decided to text Tony. “Flynn is still here. And Powell. There’s a brawl.” He responded, “Oh holy hell.” He immediately called and asked if I knew what they were brawling over. He had been in the Oval Office earlier that day and heard the president talk about invoking the Insurrection Act or martial law. If that’s what they were arguing over, Tony said, I needed to get Mark back to the White House as soon as possible.
