Name: Capitol Accountability: Doing Nothing Is Not An Option
Uploaded: 2021-01-11T03:19:37.871871+00:00
Duration: 5420 s
Channel: The Lincoln Project
Description: Some consequence must be exacted from the Capitol riot. Failing to do normalizes corruption and sends a message to future leaders that lawlessness is tolerated, argues author and professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat. Here she also lays to rest the notion that authoritarian regimes are efficient and orderly.

Some consequence must be exacted from the Capitol riot. Failing to do normalizes corruption and sends a message to future leaders that lawlessness is tolerated, argues author and professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat. Here she also lays to rest the notion that authoritarian regimes are efficient and orderly.

Some consequence must be exacted from the Capitol riot. Failing to do normalizes corruption and sends a message to future leaders that lawlessness is tolerated, argues author and professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat. Here she also lays to rest the notion that authoritarian regimes are efficient and orderly.

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The Breakdown dissects U.S. Capitol security failures, rising right-wing extremism, and where Donald Trump fits on the spectrum of history's authoritarians. 

Hosts Rick Wilson and Tara Setmayer talk with Representative Jackie Speier, national security expert Erroll Southers and authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat on the insurrection at the Capitol. 

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The Breakdown dissects U.S. Capitol security failures, rising right-wing extremism, and where Donald Trump fits on the spectrum of history's authoritarians. Hosts Rick Wilson and Tara Setmayer talk with Representative Jackie Speier, national security expert Erroll Southers and authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat on the insurrection at the Capitol. Contact your Reps: <a href="https://phone2action.com/resources/contact-elected-officials/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://phone2action.com/resources/contact-elected-officials/</a>Questions? We're here to answer them. Tweet #AskTheBreakdown

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Congresswoman Jackie Speier of California recalls events inside the chambers as rioters overran security at the Capitol on January 6.

California Congresswoman Jackie Speier has some experience with cults; she was shot by gunmen while trying to leave the Jonestown compound in Guyana in 1978. She illuminates similarities between Peoples Temple followers and Trump supporters.

In the wake of the Capitol security breach, U.S. Representative Jackie Speier notes the irony of how thoroughly her car is searched when she drives onto Capitol grounds, yet how easily a mob of Trump supporters overwhelmed Capitol police.

Representative Jackie Speier has requested forming a commission to investigate the security breach at the Capitol and whether rioters had inside help, along with a secondary investigation to examine violent white-nationalist extremism.

The Breakdown host Rick Wilson likens the scene at the Capitol to a set from Donald Trump's real-life reality show and warns to expect further shenanigans as the clock winds down.

Counter-terrorism expert Errol Southers notes how one of the most secure facilities in the country was compromised by an unorganized and largely unarmed group. Like the Charlottesville rally, multiple intelligence failures preceded the attack.

The riot at the U.S. Capitol showed the world how easily the U.S. seat of government could be compromised. Counter-terrorism expert Errol Southers explains that we may not be so lucky against more organized hate and terror groups.

Counter-terrorism and law enforcement expert Errol Southers notes the rise of white nationalist extremism in the ranks of local law enforcement, and what some agencies, including his own LEWIS project, are doing about it. Southers says, succinctly, "We have a problem."

Anyone who thought Lincoln Project's work was done after helping evict Donald Trump from office is mistaken. The people who enabled Trump knew what they were doing, and The Project’s work will continue as Trump enablers seek to blend quietly back into the private and public sectors.

How many authoritarian boxes does Donald Trump check? Unfortunately for us, all of them, says Professor Ruth Ben-Giat, an expert in authoritarian leaders. Ben-Ghiat illustrates Trump’s skill at speaking to emotions, and his amoral, transactional approach to politics — hallmarks of history’s most notorious authoritarians.

Capitol Accountability: Doing Nothing Is Not An Option

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