FBI probes possible connections between extremist groups at heart of Capitol violence Devlin Barrett, Spencer Hsu
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The FBI investigation of the Capitol riot has begun to zero in on potential key figures in the chaos, including some self-styled militia members who in some videos and photos appear to be planning or urging further violence.
Though no one has been charged with leading or directing the violence, investigators are working to find out whether certain individuals helped coordinate aspects of the attack, before and during the chaos, or were merely opportunistic instigators.
In nearly two weeks since the assault, the Justice Department has charged more than 100 people mostly individuals who revealed themselves as participating in the Jan. 6 riot through social media boasts. But the weekend arrests of people with alleged ties to extremist groups reflects the FBI’s increasing attention to the more prepared, organized and determi
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Sundayâs âMillion Militia Marchâ On DC And State Capitals Disrupted By Chaos On Far Right
The far-right extremists who overran the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 are far from doneâbut it s also far from clear where they plan to strike next. That s because the organizers of the various pro-Trump factions behind last week s insurrection can t agree on whether to hold a fresh round of protests in state capitals around the nation, or to focus their fire on Washington, D.C., for militia-based protests beginning Sunday and perhaps extending into Inauguration Day on Wednesday.
On the one hand, a number of far-right factions have been assiduously organizing armed protestsâand possible statehouse invasionsâat the Capitols of all 50 states, many of which appear to be ill-prepared for the onslaught. Yet a number of factions are urging people to ignore those protestsâeven conspiratorially smearing them as false flags âand instead concentrate their effor
Some U.S. far-right groups are warning members to avoid the armed rallies planned before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, alleging that the federa