Saturday, January 30, 2021

 

Proud Boys Charged With Conspiracy in Capitol Riot

...accusing two members of the far-right nationalist group of working together to obstruct and interfere with law enforcement officers protecting Congress during the final certification of the presidential election.

[I thought when I read the lede that the organization had been charged, not just two mopes. Why areyou not charging them and Oath Keepers with RICO?]

While more than 170 people have been charged in the deadly assault on the Capitol, most have been accused of relatively minor crimes like disorderly conduct and unlawful entry. The only other serious conspiracy charges in the inquiry have been brought against three members of the militia group the Oath Keepers, who are accused of organizing since a week after the November election to stop the certification of the vote.
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[Proud Boys] has maintained links with both overt white supremacists and more mainstream Republicans