Dr. Pete Simi is a Professor of Sociology at Chapman University. Dr. Simi has studied extremist groups and violence for more than 25 years, conducting interviews and observation with a range of violent gangs and political extremists. Dr. Simi recently testified on former president Trump’s ‘violent’ rhetoric in Colorado’s 14th Amendment trial.
Did former President Trump’s rhetoric lead to an insurrection on January 6th, 2021? A court in Colorado has said it did. So, what constitutes rhetoric? And how powerful are words? In this...
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