the proud boys, a far right militia, was active during this time preparing for january 6. jamie raskin: the proud boys launched an encrypted chat called the ministry of self defense. the committee obtained hundreds of these messages which show strategic and tactical planning about january the 6th, including maps of washington d.c. that pinpoint the location of police. jake tapper: even more alarming, some of the people making plans in the proud boys and in the oath keepers, another right wing militia, had direct ties to people close to donald trump. jamie raskin: one such ally was lieutenant general michael flynn, trump's former national security advisor. this photo from december 12th shows flynn and patrick byrne, another trump ally, guarded by indicted oath keeper roberto minuta. another view of the scene shows oath keepers leader stewart rhodes in the picture as well.