he is occupying my heart and filling my chest with oxygen. he is showing me the way to some kind of safety. my beautiful son is giving me courage as we flee the u.s. capitol building for our lives. my trauma, my wound, has now become my shield of defense, and my path of escape, and all i can think of is my son propelling me forward to fight. wow. if you can write that. joining us now, it is a privilege to speak to congressman daniel raskin of maryland, member of the house select committee on january 6th, as well as the judiciary committee. the author of that new book, unthinkable, trauma, truth, and the trials of american democracy. i finished your book last night and i found it unbearably sad to read. and i have to ask you, how is it for you to be out talking about it now, today? well, people have shown a lot