What Next - How to Catch an Insurrectionist
The online community helping—and in some ways surpassing—the FBI.
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Show Notes
The FBI was overwhelmed trying to ID people who stormed the Capitol on January 6th. An online group picked up the slack and helped catch hundreds of rioters.
Guest: Ryan Reilly, Justice reporter at NBC News, and author of Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System.
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