A staffer for Sen. Jeff Sessions, the ultraconservative Republican from Alabama, reached out to me for a meeting about a dozen years ago.
We met at a coffee shop, where the aide, Stephen Miller, tried to recruit me for an anti-immigration crusade.
Little did I know what he would become.
Stephen Miller would later speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington, DC, on February 23, 2024.
This article initially appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land, which provides behind-the-scenes stories on politics, media, and culture.
Author's summary: Meeting Stephen Miller years ago.