Jan. 6 Insurrection: What's happened since?

Frontline (PBS); Salon.com; Pfc. Sandoval, Ashley Wells, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

UPDATE: January 6 Insurrection: What's Happened Since? | FRONTLINE

(FRONTLINE PBS | Official, Jan. 4, 2022) One year after the Jan. 6th Capitol attack, how has the threat of far-right violence evolved?

When I'm president again, I'll pardon everyone.

This is an updated investigation from FRONTLINE, ProPublica, Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program, and Exploring Hate. This journalism is made possible by viewers. Support local PBS station here: pbs.org/donate.

On Jan. 6, 2021, right wing Republican rioters breached the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to prevent Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential victory, encouraged by Pres. Donald Trump's untrue claims of a stolen election.

Joe Biden is the worst. I'm the best! That's what people tell me.

Where does the threat of far-right violence in America stand a year later? This updated version of the April 2021 documentary “American Insurrection” examines the latest developments and where the movement may be headed, building on four years of reporting by FRONTLINE and ProPublica on far-right extremism in America.

Drawing on timely new interviews with law enforcement and members of Congress, as well as on-the-ground reporting, the documentary finds that while arrests of those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection temporarily quieted protests and splintered some organized far-right groups, that trend was short-lived.

A second civil war: One year after Trump's violent insurrection, how worried are we? (Salon)

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One year later, correspondent A.C. Thompson reports, the false idea that the election was stolen remains a powerful motivator for crowds that include some of the same extremist characters and groups FRONTLINE and ProPublica have been tracking for years — and Thompson says their ideas appear to be moving into the mainstream as the 2022 midterms approach.

• #AmericanInsurrection #CapitolAttack
• Extremist forums still brim with violent rhetoric, but disillusionment over Trump is creeping in
• Report: Kamala Harris reveals that she had a closer call on Jan. 6 than anyone thought (sfgate.com)
• Rejecting the January 6 Attack in Jesus Christ's name
• Trump turns on Hannity over Capitol-riot texts advising him to stop claiming the election was stolen
• Jan. 6 live updates: Biden slams Trump for 'web of lies' about Jan. 6, election loss
• Liz Cheney says Republicans 'minimizing the danger' of Jan. 6 is 'how Democracies die' (newsweek.com)
• Trump's incendiary words on eve of 1/6 tell 'MAGA Nation' to 'rise up' against mandates
• VIDEO: Democracy under fire: The Insurrectionists are heavily armed (newsweek.com)
• Newt Gingrich: Democrats are making a mistake focusing on Jan. 6 | Opinion

“American Insurrection” is a FRONTLINE production with Midnight Films, LLC in partnership with ProPublica. The writer and director is Richard Rowley. The producer and correspondent is A.C. Thompson. The producers are Karim Hajj and Jacqueline Soohen. The consulting producer is Ford Fischer. The executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath. Find FRONTLINE on the PBS Video App, where there are more than 300 FRONTLINE documentaries available: to.pbs.org.