When a mob laid siege to the U.S. Capitol, interrupting the congressional process to confirm President-elect Joe Biden s electoral college win, Ben Jackson watched news coverage from his home in Natick, the pit of his stomach growing heavy.
Jackson, 45, who works as a writer and political podcast producer, was not surprised at the prospect of Trump supporters lashing out over election results. But when Jackson learned Natick Town Meeting member Suzanne E. Ianni was involved and saw what allegedly appeared to be her face photographed among the rioters who breached the building’s security, he said his dread morphed into anger, fear and sadness.