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Wall Street Journal: FBI director says Jan. 6 Capitol Riot was inspiration for more extremism

Published March 3, 2021 at 3:25 am

Police officers attempt to push back a pro-Trump mob trying to storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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FBI Director Christopher Wray defended the bureau’s handling of information warning of the prospect of violence on Jan. 6 by Trump supporters and described an increasingly complex extremist threat landscape in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.