Capitol riots: A new kind of political extremism? – BBC Newsnight

Newsnight’s International Editor, Gabriel Gatehouse, investigates whether some extremist groups pre-planned the storming of the Capitol before Trump’s speech. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog

Are the insurrectionists are new kind of political extemists in the US?

A team of researchers from the University of Chicago has analysed the profiles of nearly 200 people that were arrested in connection with the Capitol riots.

They found a large proportion had no affiliation to any militant organisations and 40% worked in white-collar occupations.

This film was produced by Stuart Denman, with assistance from Emmanuelle Saliba.

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