In the season 2 premiere of Terms of Engagement, Archon Fung and Stephen Richer revisit January 6 with journalist Mary Clare Jalonick to examine what the January 6 Capitol attack reveals about democratic trust, accountability, and political violence.
The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol marked an unprecedented breach of democratic norms and further divided an already fractured public. Five years later, the events remain contested, as the Trump administration works to rewrite its history and debates continue over how it happened, who was responsible, and what its impact has been.
This week, co-hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer welcome Mary Clare Jalonick, author of Storm at the Capitol and a Congressional reporter for The Associated Press, to revisit that infamous day. Drawing on firsthand accounts, they discuss how the attack unfolded, how its significance has evolved, and what it reveals about democratic trust, political violence, and accountability.