Over one thousand people have been charged with storming the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, as part of a widely televised insurrection attempt. Approximately 15% of them worked as police or military personnel. This staggering statistic begs an important question: how can a service member who took an oath to protect the country’s democracy do something that puts that very democracy in jeopardy?

Credits

Charlie SadoffDirector

Peter CoyoteNarrator

Stanley McChrystal

Kathleen BelewSelf-Assoc.Professor of History,Northwestern University,Author

Ali Soufan