Capitol Insurrection Has Roots in Extremist Antigovernment Groups in California and West

The day before last week’s assault on the U.S. Capitol by violent insurrectionists, an angry, pro-Trump, anti-mask crowd threatened violence at a Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting. West Coast states voted solidly for Joe Biden, but California, Oregon and Washington have plenty of extremist groups promoting anti government rhetoric and ideas. We’ll examine the history and ideology of those groups and the role they played in last week’s deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.