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Another Far-Right Group Is Scrutinized in Effort to Aid Trump
“Days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 last year, federal law enforcement officials pursued two high-profile extremist groups: the far-right nationalist Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers militia. Members of both organizations were quickly arrested on attention-grabbing charges, accused of plotting to interfere with the certification of the 2020 vote count,” the New York Times reports.
“Now congressional investigators are examining the role of another right-wing paramilitary group that was involved in a less publicly visible yet still expansive effort to keep President Donald Trump in power: the 1st Amendment Praetorian.”
https://politicalwire.com/2022/01/03/another-far-right-group-is-scrutinized-in-effort-to-aid-trump/