Investigations into how pro-Trump rioters came to overrun the Capitol building need to reckon with US history, experts say, and whether a racial double standard has been embedded in forces including the Capitol Police. Footage of the storming of the Capitol on January 6 showed the mob quickly overtaking the building’s dedicated law enforcement agency and being left to roam the complex, vandalizing lawmakers’ offices and forcing lawmakers to shelter in a secure location.

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