On the January 6 riot, he wrote, “What is this amorphous thing that just happened on the 6th? Who are these people?” He jotted rapidly: “6MWE” “Extreme Tea Party” “QAnon,” he added, taking note of the fully discredited conspiracy theory. “Patriot Movement,” a far-right militia. “We the People Movement” “Nazis” “Proud Boys” “The Oath Keepers” “Newsmax,” the conservative news website, which had been friendly toward Trump for a long time. “Epoch,” referring to the The Epoch Times, a far-right publication that was critical of the Chinese Communist Party. Milley summarized and scribbled. “Big
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