The Roots of the January 6th Insurrection

FEATURING ARUN GUPTA - The first anniversary of the January 6th 2021 insurrection was marked by supporters of Donald Trump showing up in meager numbers at the nation’s capital. And while there is a major federal investigation underway as well as a House Select committee investigation, little has been done to examine the roots of the insurrection. My guest Arun Gupta writes in Raw Story, “The sight of violent Trump supporters invading the Capitol a year ago may have been shocking but it was not surprising. It was the direct result of the government allowing right-wing political violence to smolder for years until it burst into a conflagration on Jan. 6.”

Read Arun Gupta's articles in Raw Story here.