The US Capitol riot in the making: How months of budding discontent boiled over
It was an unprecedented attack on the peaceful transition of power that had defined democracy in the United States for more than two centuries. On January 6, 2021, a mob of Donald Trump supporters besieged the US Capitol, forcing several chaotic hours of lockdown and ultimately leaving five people dead. War reporter Luke Mogelson was there that day. His book "The Storm is Here: An American Crucible" recounts how months of budding discontent led to that moment. He joined us for Perspective.
It was an unprecedented attack on the peaceful transition of power that had defined democracy in the United States for more than two centuries. On January 6, 2021, a mob of Donald Trump supporters besieged the US Capitol, forcing several chaotic hours of lockdown and ultimately leaving five people dead. War reporter Luke Mogelson was there that day. His book "The Storm is Here: An American Crucible" recounts how months of budding discontent led to that moment. He joined us for Perspective.
