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1 Nov, 6 tweets, 3 min read
Recent reporting has documented the presence of far-right militia members at the Jan. 6 attack and has led to increased scrutiny of the reach — including within government — of groups like the Oath Keepers. Here’s what you should know.
americanoversight.org/news-roundup-j…
.@RollingStone identified dozens of Oath Keeper members who signed up to join the anti-government militia using their government email addresses. rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
Edward Durfee Jr., an Oath Keeper who was at the riot, is running for a seat in the New Jersey General Assembly. He heads his town’s Republican committee.
nytimes.com/2021/10/27/nyr…
.@wfyi reported last week on a state senator linked to the Oath Keepers; @propublica has also identified dozens of state and local officials who appeared on a list of more than 35,000 members, including 10 sitting state legislators.
wfyi.org/news/articles/…
A new report has found that the anti-government group founded by activist Ammon Bundy (who is running for governor of Idaho) “is rapidly expanding nationwide and making inroads into Canada.”
apnews.com/article/corona…
We’re investigating the Jan. 6 attacks, including the involvement of government workers and elected officials. Learn more about our ongoing investigation here:
americanoversight.org/investigation/…

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1 Nov
Our investigation into the Jan 6. insurrection is getting results.

The @washingtonpost published an exhaustively reported story showing the attack "was neither a spontaneous act nor an isolated event.”

The story cited numerous documents we obtained.
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The Post’s report breaks down what happened before, during, and after the deadly attacks. Across the country, supporters of Donald Trump were pressuring local and state officials to contest the election results, often in collaboration with Trump’s allies.
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27 Oct
Last December, Texas’ attorney general announced he was suing four states in a desperate attempt to overturn the 2020 election results.

Lawyers in the Florida AG’s office called it “bats--t insane” and “weird," records we obtained show.
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The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis recently released a new report on the Trump administration’s Farmers to Families program. The report cites records we obtained that suggest the administration leveraged the program for political advantage.
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22 Oct
On Jan. 6, supporters of former President Trump stormed the Capitol hoping to stop the transfer of power to President Biden. How did this happen? How do we prevent it from happening again? Here’s how we’re investigating. #FOIAFriday
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21 Oct
NEW: We obtained text messages sent by Fulton County, Penn. commissioners that indicate the county’s Dec. 31 initial evaluation of voting machines conducted by Wake TSI may have been prompted by a subpoena threat by Sen. Doug Mastriano.
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In a text exchange, the county’s election director Patti Hess said that Mastriano indicated “all counties are to do this or be subpoena[ed] to prove votes.”
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