By — News Desk News Desk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-live-lawmakers-examine-how-domestic-extremist-groups-recruit-veterans Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Lawmakers examine how domestic extremist groups recruit veterans Nation Updated on Oct 13, 2021 2:23 PM EDT — Published on Oct 13, 2021 9:52 AM EDT Veterans and domestic security experts testified before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on Wednesday in a hearing focused on the recruitment of veterans by “domestic violent extremist groups.” Watch the event in the player above. After the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Departments of Defense and the Veterans Affairs both announced they were taking steps to look at extremism among active duty military and veterans; one in five people apprehended by law enforcement during and after the insurrection served in the military, according to NPR. By — News Desk News Desk
Veterans and domestic security experts testified before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on Wednesday in a hearing focused on the recruitment of veterans by “domestic violent extremist groups.” Watch the event in the player above. After the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Departments of Defense and the Veterans Affairs both announced they were taking steps to look at extremism among active duty military and veterans; one in five people apprehended by law enforcement during and after the insurrection served in the military, according to NPR.