In a corner of a small, farm-to-table restaurant in Atlanta’s old meatpacking district, Sally Yates, the former acting US attorney-general, who was fired for her audacity in defying Donald Trump, is piling vegetables on to my side plate with a dollop of Southern charm.
“Let’s get you a?.?.?.?get a fork in. Let’s just put some on a plate. Let’s do a mini veggie plate for you, is that OK?”
She has already picked up my fork and is scooping portions of corn succotash, fried okra and green spring vegetables from her plate on to mine. “You came to my hometown and I need to make sure you have a good meal,” she says, over my protestations that she save some food for herself.