Who are the Proud Boys? Extremist group at the center of prime-time Jan. 6 committee hearings
At its third prime-time public hearing, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol unveiled harrowing new accounts of the day’s events, including never-before-seen footage and vivid testimony from officers who were overrun as the mob stormed the Capitol.
The panel produced new details about the alleged involvement of two right wing groups in carrying out the attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. One of those groups, the Proud Boys, saw five of its members charged with seditious conspiracy for their role in the assault.
Tuesday's hearing, the seventh this summer, will revisit the Proud Boys' participation in the attack.
Who are the Proud Boys?
The Proud Boys are a far-right extremist group founded in 2016 by Gavin McInnes, a right-wing media personality who co-founded VICE media (McInnes is no longer affiliated with the company).
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