Posted on Aug 4, 2021
Far-Right Militias Regroup Amid Blitz Of Jan. 6 Prosecutions
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Nearly seven months after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors are laying out their case against individual rioters and against at least three far-right militia groups that they say organized or instigated some of the violence.
The Justice Department has charged approximately 40 people with conspiracy in connection with the push to stop Congress from certifying President Biden's election victory on Jan. 6.
Here & Now's Jane Clayson speaks with Micah Loewinger, a reporter for WYNC's On the Media, where he focuses on internet culture, politics and the far-right.
The Justice Department has charged approximately 40 people with conspiracy in connection with the push to stop Congress from certifying President Biden's election victory on Jan. 6.
Here & Now's Jane Clayson speaks with Micah Loewinger, a reporter for WYNC's On the Media, where he focuses on internet culture, politics and the far-right.
Far-Right Militias Regroup Amid Blitz Of Jan. 6 Prosecutions
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Additional info on Insurrectionists';
"Associated Press
Militia-style group conducted surveillance of U.S. Capitol more than a month after January insurrection
Published: July 6, 2021 at 5:34 p.m. ET
By Associated Press
Court filing unsealed Tuesday says Virginia man charged with joining the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 told an undercover FBI agent that he belonged to a militia-style group and coordinated ‘surveillance efforts’ on the same building in mid-February
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Virginia man charged with joining the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol told an undercover FBI agent that he belonged to a militia-style group and coordinated “surveillance efforts” on the same building more than a month after the riot, according to a court filing unsealed on Tuesday.
The filing, which accompanied a criminal complaint against Fi Duong, doesn’t specify why he and an associate wanted to surveil the Capitol for weeks after the Jan. 6 insurrection. But it says an undercover agent attended meetings of Duong’s group and that investigators intercepted encrypted communications about post-riot surveillance work.
“How do we feel about an Intel run around the Capitol tonight?” an unnamed associate asked Duong during a Feb. 13 exchange on the encrypted messaging platform. “Fewer of them out. Posture may be lowered. Good opportunity to expose weaknesses.”
“Poke and prod. But have a legitimate reason to go. Visit a restaurant or something. Get something cheap. Walk around a bit,” Duong responded, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit.
The same associate was seen driving around the U.S. Capitol after telling the group on April 2 that he planned to conduct surveillance on the building. He later said he got rid of surveillance footage that he took, but that Duong still had it, the agent said."...
"Associated Press
Militia-style group conducted surveillance of U.S. Capitol more than a month after January insurrection
Published: July 6, 2021 at 5:34 p.m. ET
By Associated Press
Court filing unsealed Tuesday says Virginia man charged with joining the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 told an undercover FBI agent that he belonged to a militia-style group and coordinated ‘surveillance efforts’ on the same building in mid-February
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Virginia man charged with joining the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol told an undercover FBI agent that he belonged to a militia-style group and coordinated “surveillance efforts” on the same building more than a month after the riot, according to a court filing unsealed on Tuesday.
The filing, which accompanied a criminal complaint against Fi Duong, doesn’t specify why he and an associate wanted to surveil the Capitol for weeks after the Jan. 6 insurrection. But it says an undercover agent attended meetings of Duong’s group and that investigators intercepted encrypted communications about post-riot surveillance work.
“How do we feel about an Intel run around the Capitol tonight?” an unnamed associate asked Duong during a Feb. 13 exchange on the encrypted messaging platform. “Fewer of them out. Posture may be lowered. Good opportunity to expose weaknesses.”
“Poke and prod. But have a legitimate reason to go. Visit a restaurant or something. Get something cheap. Walk around a bit,” Duong responded, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit.
The same associate was seen driving around the U.S. Capitol after telling the group on April 2 that he planned to conduct surveillance on the building. He later said he got rid of surveillance footage that he took, but that Duong still had it, the agent said."...
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AN Ron Wright
what about the capitol cop who testified at the hearing that he was scared for his life yet is in a crapload of videos that have been released as one of the people involved NOT IN UNIFORM but in civies inside the building
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