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Former Senator Lamar Alexander slams Trump, Jan. 6 in new memoir

5/17/2026

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Former U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander released the memoir “The Education of a Senator” in May 2026.
He calls the Jan. 6 Capitol riot a high crime and denounces U.S. President Donald Trump’s role.
He accuses Senate Republicans of abandoning constitutional duties and praises Senator Rand Paul as a senator defending Senate prerogatives.
He recounts seeing Capitol damage on Jan. 8, 2021 and details caring for wife Honey after her 2020 stroke until her 2022 death.

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Former U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander released the memoir “The Education of a Senator” in May 2026.
He calls the Jan. 6 Capitol riot a high crime and denounces U.S. President Donald Trump’s role.
He accuses Senate Republicans of abandoning constitutional duties and praises Senator Rand Paul as a senator defending Senate prerogatives.
He recounts seeing Capitol damage on Jan. 8, 2021 and details caring for wife Honey after her 2020 stroke until her 2022 death.