What Were the Capitol Rioters Thinking?

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 9:44 p.m.

It's one of the most basic questions of the Capitol riot investigation: What was the rioters' plan? What did they think was going to happen when they stormed the Capitol on January 6, as Congress certified the results of the Electoral College? There are lots of different answers — remember, thousands of people were there […]