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Collected Item: “Nearly 1 in 5 Defendants in Capitol Riot Cases Served in the Military”

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Nearly 1 in 5 Defendants in Capitol Riot Cases Served in the Military

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Text story

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The article discusses the Capitol riots and the veterans who participated in them, as well as recent extremist behavior within the military and the government's response.

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riots, military

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https://www.npr.org/2021/01/21/958915267/nearly-one-in-five-defendants-in-capitol-riot-cases-served-in-the-military

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Tom Dreisbach and Meg Anderson

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2021-01-21
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