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Investigative journalist Steve Baker was arrested, handcuffed, and put in leg shackles for his actions on January 6th. In our interview he says he is being selectively prosecuted for his words, not his actions, because he is telling the truth about the Capitol riots. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

In the three years since the January 6th riot, more than 1,200 Americans have been charged and sentenced. We visit with Ashli Babbitt’s mother and a group who holds a nightly vigil outside the prison for the prisoners they believe have been treated unfairly and politically persecuted. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

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Thousands of hours of video from the Capitol on January 6th released, the Biden administration considers detaining migrant families, and Anthony Fauci commissioned a paper discrediting Wuhan lab leak theory. Get the facts first with Morning Wire. 

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Who exactly joined the mob that, almost a year ago, on Jan. 6, breached the walls of the U.S. Capitol in a bid to halt the certification of President Biden’s election victory?

Members of far-right extremist groups were present but so too were also doctors, lawyers, substitute teachers and church deacons, many of whom had previously been nonpolitical. 

The question of why they were at the Capitol that day is hard to answer, but some of the most useful clues come from three F.B.I. interviews that have been released to the public.

Today, in the first of a three-part look at what happened on Jan. 6 and what it tells us about the state of American democracy, using voice actors, we bring one of those interviews to life — that of Robert Reeder, a father and delivery driver from suburban Maryland. 

Guest: Alan Feuer, a reporter covering courts and criminal justice for The New York Times. 

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Background reading: 

• In recent weeks, with the anniversary of the riot looming, a few dozen investigators and members of Congress are rushing to dissect what led to the worst attack on the Capitol in centuries.
• A visual investigation into how a presidential rally turned into a Capitol rampage.

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. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

House Democrats use video footage of the Capitol attack to make a powerful case against Donald Trump, Republican Senators look for excuses to acquit, and the Republican Party has been losing voters since January. Then Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal talks to Dan about Covid relief negotiations and the minimum wage.

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This episode contains strong language.

It was always going to be a tense day in Washington. In the baseless campaign to challenge Joe Biden’s victory, Wednesday had been framed by President Trump and his allies as the moment for a final stand.

But what unfolded was disturbing: A mob, urged on by the president, advanced on the Capitol building as Congress was certifying the election results and eventually breached its walls.

Today, the story of what happened from Times journalists who were inside the Capitol.

Guests: Nicholas Fandos, a national reporter for The New York Times; Jonathan Martin, a national political correspondent for The Times; and Emily Cochrane, a congressional reporter for The Times.

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Background reading:

• Journalists from The Times witnessed the violence and mayhem. Here’s how it unfolded.
• One of the most disturbing aspects of Wednesday’s events was that they could be seen coming. The president himself had all but circled the date.
• Here is an explanation of how the pro-Trump mob managed to storm the Capitol

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