Most Trump books gloss over coup attempt

The books contain some key details, but readers have to dig

This article was updated on Jan. 11, 2022.

The media have many virtues and many faults. We wouldn’t know much about how government, business, society work without them. People in power would really abuse their positions without them. Most journalists really care about being accurate and fair while holding the powerful accountable.

But that said, there are limitations to what the press does. January 6 — essentially a government coup attempt by Donald…