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A Good Guy: 279 Hours
"Have you ever tried to overthrow the U.S. government?" Marine Sgt. Joshua Abate was in the middle of a routine polygraph test to receive top-secret clearance when he made an extraordinary admission: He had followed the crowd that broke into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. This admission leads to a different kind of January 6 story. Abate says he's not an insurrectionist. So why did it take him so long to talk openly about that day? To listen to this series sponsor-free and support NPR, sign up for Embedded+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1254713682/embedded-a-good-guy-episode-one
Marine Sgt. Joshua Abate, who was undergoing a polygraph test to receive top-secret clearance, revealed that he was part of the crowd that broke into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Abate claims he is not an insurrectionist and has taken time to openly discuss the event.