U.S. Capitol Attack
WBUR stories, analysis and commentaries related to the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump extremists.
Former Boston police officer indicted for role in U.S. Capitol insurrection
Joseph Fisher pleaded not guilty to a slew of federal charges, including assaulting a police officer and committing physical violence in the Capitol.
N.H. secretary of state won't block Trump from ballot in key presidential primary state
New Hampshire’s top election official says he will not invoke the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to block former President Donald Trump from the ballot. New Hampshire will hold...
Pittsfield man gets 14-month prison sentence for role in Jan. 6 attack
A Massachusetts man was sentenced Monday to 14 months in prison on charges of assaulting, resisting or impeding police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Suzanne Ianni, ex-Natick town official, pleads guilty to U.S. Capitol riot charge
Before her guilty plea, Suzanne Ianni had argued in February that federal authorities had selectively targeted her for prosecution based on her political beliefs. A judge rejected Ianni's request to...
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New York Times' 'Day of Rage' documentary dives deep into the events of Jan. 6
The film culls thousands of hours of videos from protestors and police body cams as well as archived audio to tell the story of the storming of the Capitol on...
Capitol Hill reporters remember Jan. 6 riot, assess state of politics 1 year after
Axios' Alayna Treene and The Hill's Scott Wong discuss whether Democrats will be able to pass voting rights legislation in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Vermont Democrat reflects on fleeing the Capitol on Jan. 6 riot, one year later
Vermont Democrat Peter Welch was among the lawmakers stuck in the House balcony as the angry mob approached.
NPR reporter in the thick of Jan. 6 riots reflects on the attack
NPR's Tom Bowman was in the crowds that turned violent at the Capitol last year.
Extremists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 turn their attention from national to local politics
NBC senior reporter Brandy Zadrozny explains what's happened to the extremist groups and their online networks in the past year.
The voices of those who experienced the Jan. 6 Capitol attack firsthand
The insurrection affected many people — residents, elected officials and their staff, journalists, and the police who were called in to protect them.
'Dark day on the calendar of American history': Historian explains how Jan. 6 will be remembered
Rice University historian Douglas Brinkley reflects on how history will view the Capitol attack.
How conservative media came to discount and deny threats from Jan. 6 insurrectionists
Fox News hosts pleaded with Trump and his chief of staff to tell Jan. 6 rioters to go home. But within days, the hosts had already started to diminish the...
U.S. experiencing 'steady assault' on fragile democracy
According to a new NPR/Ipsos poll, 64% of Americans think that U.S. democracy is in crisis and at risk of failing.
Delaware congresswoman whose Jan. 6th prayers went viral looks back at the trauma of that day
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware called out prayers when she was trapped in the balcony on Jan. 6 as rioters stormed the Capitol.
Intelligence analyst Malcolm Nance says Jan. 6 rioters' movement will 'lose steam or explode'
Malcolm Nance, an expert on extremism, has been closely following the aspirations of those who falsely believe that the 2020 election was illegitimate.
White, employed and mainstream: What we know about the Jan. 6 rioters one year later
Political scientist Robert Pape has found that unlike other extremists he's studied, most of the Jan. 6 rioters were older, employed, and few are members of hate groups.
Rolling Stone report links Congress, White House to Jan. 6 protest organizers
The report is based on the allegations from two of the rally's organizers, who are also communicating with House investigators.
Capitol Officer Aquilino Gonell Reflects On The Jan. 6 Insurrection
A Capitol officer shares his experience of January 6th, and how he sees his country and its leaders now.
My Dad Was A Political Extremist. The 'Big Lie' He Believed Hurt Us All
Each time I watch footage of the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, I do not see the armed and enraged insurrectionists as much as I envision...