The four members of the far-right militia were found guilty of seditious conspiracy nearly two months after the group’s leader, Stewart Rhodes, was convicted of the same charge in a separate proceeding.
Tag: Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021)
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How Kevin McCarthy Forged a Bond With Marjorie Taylor Greene
The close alliance that has developed between the speaker and the hard-right Georgia Republican explains his rise, how he might govern and the heavy influence of the extremes on the new House G.O.P. majority.
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New Details Emerge of Meeting Between Proud Boys and Oath Keepers
Prosecutors in the Proud Boys sedition trial disclosed more about an encounter in a garage between leaders of the far-right groups the day before the attack on the Capitol.
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John Eastman Is Unbowed as Investigations Proliferate
A legal reckoning awaits a chief architect of Donald Trump’s effort to reverse his election loss. But in Mr. Eastman’s telling, he was far from a criminal.
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Why the Ranks of Populism Are Filled With ‘Nasty’ Characters
What does this constant brinkmanship and playing to the gallery do to democracy generally?