I'm Jonathan K. Part and welcome to K-Part.

Before we took off for the Thanksgiving holiday,

a jury in Washington began deliberations in this

seditious conspiracy trial of the founder of the O's keepers over his role in

the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

That makes it a good time to reprise my conversation from October 18th with

former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanon,

whose barbaric treatment on January 6 has made him one of the symbols of what

our nation almost lost that day.

Fanon and I talked about his new book,

Hold the Line, The Insurrection, and One Cops Battle for America's Soul,

in which he shares his life before, during, and after the insurrection,

and what he urgently wants.

What I'm looking for is accountability. I feel like if there's

not accountability for those that are criminally culpable,

then it's just going to become part of our political playbook and in future

elections when politicians or political parties don't get their way,

they're going to resort to violence to intimidate others.

Officer Fanon, it is my honor to welcome you to Washington Post Live.

Yeah, I mean, thank you for having me.

I appreciate you guys put me on and let me talk about this.

Well, before we talk about your book, I want to talk about you.

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