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Capitol siege raises questions over extent of white supremacist infiltration of US police

  • Written by Vida Johnson, Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University
imageA U.S. Capitol police officer stands at a street corner near the Capitol.Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The apparent participation of off-duty officers in the rally that morphed into a siege on the U.S. Capitol building Jan. 6 has revived fears about white supremacists within police departments.

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