It's in the Debate Room so let's see how long this goes before it turns into an "us-them" left/right attack.
A synopsis of the basics about January 6 is in this link and less than 5 days later there is a LOT still to be figured out, let alone where it leads to.
en.wikipedia.org
Bottom line is that while still being unorganized fringe groups, the following shows how the US has had an increasing right wing domestic terrorism threat since 9/11 - this was NOT just about wanting to contest the November election.
While not everybody present was an extremist, these groups rallied to calls to come protest the January 6 Electoral College count. Look at photos and you'll see a shocking number of people who intentionally brought guns, pitchforks, hatchets, molotov cocktails, pipe bombs, gas masks, body armor, fringe flags, etc, which illustrates how many were fringe in this crowd and came for trouble. A short guide to the groups seen is at:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/09/us/capitol-hill-insurrection-extremist-flags-soh/index.html
We in the DC area are very nervous about the inauguration in less than two weeks and my guess is that there will be a LOT less tolerance for trouble makers. None of us in the Capitol Region thinks this is over. I personally know Capitol Police, Metro Washington Police, FBI, MD National Guard members, till recently had a Secret Service couple next door, and the kid who grew up across the street and was in our Boy Scout troop went into the Secret Service after the USMC. Our NTSB and FAA friends where Karen and I retired from are in buildings overlooking the National Mall. We've done 30 years of lunch walks past the Capitol, so this hits too close to home for us.
I would just ask that people posting in this thread CHECK into things they want to repeat because there are so many which are either false, with the basics misconstrued, or just meant to be provocative.