Donald Trump Isn’t the Only One to Blame for the Capitol Riot. I’d Know. Only by understanding how the rioters lost faith in government can we figure out how to protect our democracy from future attacks. I spent 12 months holed up in a windowless cubicle den or locked in my home office investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol and working on a report that my fellow investigators and I thought would blow open the story. When it was released, the press described it as “monumental.” This paper called it “damning.” And it was — for former President Donald Trump, since he bears primary responsibility for the attempted insurrection. But the report could only tell part of the story. Only by understanding how the rioters lost faith in government can we figure out how to protect our democracy from future attacks.

Donald Trump Isn’t the Only One to Blame for the Capitol Riot. I’d Know. Only by understanding how the rioters lost faith in government can we figure out how to protect our democracy from future attacks. I spent 12 months holed up in a windowless cubicle den or locked in my home office investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol and working on a report that my fellow investigators and I thought would blow open the story. When it was released, the press described it as “monumental.” This paper called it “damning.” And it was — for former President Donald Trump, since he bears primary responsibility for the attempted insurrection. But the report could only tell part of the story. Only by understanding how the rioters lost faith in government can we figure out how to protect our democracy from future attacks.

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