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Court Docs: Small Group Of ‘Self-Styled’ Militia Members Pre-Planned Attack On U.S. Capitol, Wanted To Arrest Lawmakers

Emily Zanotti
Court Docs: Small Group Of ‘Self-Styled’ Militia Members Pre-Planned Attack On U.S. Capitol, Wanted To Arrest Lawmakers
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In a criminal complaint filed against three alleged leaders of the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol, the United States government notes that a small group of “self-styled” militia members made a plan to storm the building in the days and weeks before the incident and communicated during the breach, trying to find lawmakers.

“Welf-styled militia members from Virginia, Ohio and other states made plans to storm the U.S. Capitol days in advance of the Jan. 6 attack, and then communicated in real-time as they breached the building on opposite sides and talked about hunting for lawmakers, according to court documents filed Tuesday,” The Washington Post reported, citing the complaint.

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