Who hired the Capitol riot 'hitmen?' Why it's time to focus on ringleaders like Trump

If a hitman is hired and he kills somebody, the person who hired them goes to jail [View in browser]( [Image]( August 2, 2021 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Who hired the Capitol riot 'hitmen?' Why it's time to focus on ringleaders like Trump]( by Barbara McQuade In 2012, a woman named [Jane Bashara]( was found strangled in Detroit. Her murderer was sentenced to 17 to 28 years in prison, but her husband, who hired the killer, got a life sentence. This story came to Barbara McQuade's mind as she watched last week's House select committee hearing investigating the Capitol riot. “If a hitman is hired and he kills somebody, the hitman goes to jail,” Officer Harry Dunn of the U.S. Capitol Police, [one of four officers who testified]( before the committee, told Congress. “But not only does the hitman go to jail, but the person who hired them does.” Dunn did not specify who he thought hired the "hitman" in this analogy, but former President Donald Trump is an obvious suspect, writes McQuade: "Like Jane Bashara, we deserve to see accountability not just for the hitmen, but for the people who first thought to put a hit out on Congress in the first place." Read Barbara McQuade's [full analysis here]( and don't forget to check out the rest of your [Monday MSNBC Daily](. TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of Greg Abbott]( [Steve Vladeck]( [Gov. Abbott's new executive order isn't just ineffective — it's probably illegal]( [If he's looking for someone to blame for Texas’ latest Covid surge, it might behoove him to find a mirror.]( [Read More]( [An illustration with a 'defund the police sign' in between the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant ]( [Zeeshan Aleem]( [The short-sighted push to flip 'defund the police' on the GOP will backfire]( This won't end well. [Read More]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [American Voices]( [DeSantis bans mask mandates at schools as Florida sets new record for Covid cases]( [Gibson & Reiser]( ['Where's the outrage?' Congressman slams GOP silence on Trump's attempted coup]( [The Sunday Show]( [Carly Fiorina joins an unexpected ally to denounce voter suppression: 'It's un-American']( [A photo of a migrant shelter]( [Velshi]( [A historian had lunch with the MyPillow Guy, and we are basically doomed]( [The Sunday Show]( [Hot mask summer? Americans mask back up indoors after new CDC guidance]( NEXT 25 [Alternate text] Help us celebrate MSNBC’s first 25 years by [joining us every day for 25 days]( as our anchors, hosts and correspondents share their thoughts on where we've been — and where we’re going. By Katy Tur: [America's paid family leave situation is a scandal — and frankly insane]( Follow MSNBC [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( Check out the MSNBC channel on Apple News Download the NBC News Mobile App and watch MSNBC [Listen live to MSNBC on TuneIn]( [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)