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Pariah, felon, president-elect: How Donald Trump fought his way back to the White House

By Matt Flegenheimer, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
New York Times·
14 mins to read
Pariah, felon, president-elect: How Donald Trump fought his way back to the White House
Donald Trump, the President-elect, during a campaign rally in Traverse City, Michigan, on October 25. Photo / Kenny Holston, The New York Times

After the January 6 attack on the Capitol, even many Republicans believed the former president’s political career was over. He proved everyone wrong.

By late January 2021, just days into Donald Trump’s unhappy new life as a former President, his world had shrunk to a size he could not abide.

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