Jan. 6 committee set to examine Trump's connection to Capitol rioters – a militia expert explains this complex relationship
- Written by Amy Cooter, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Vanderbilt University
Members of the Oath Keepers stand outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated PressIt’s not quite clear what, exactly, former President Donald Trump was doing and privately saying inside the White House during the five long, violent hours when more than 2,000 rioters invaded the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6,...