Republican Ties to Extremist Groups Are Under Scrutiny

A number of members of Congress have links to organizations and movements that played a role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/us/republicans-trump-capitol-riot.html?referringSource=articleShare

2/ "...when asked if the United States was headed for a civil war, the congressman’s @DrPaulGosar “response to the group was just flat out: ‘We’re in it. We just haven’t started shooting at each other yet.’”

3/ "... Gosar and a handful of other Republican members of the House had deeper ties to extremist groups who pushed violent ideas and conspiracy theories and whose members were prominent among those who stormed the halls of Congress..."

4/ "Gosar posed for picture w member of the Proud Boys. 2 yrs earlier he spoke at rally for jailed leader of Britain’s anti-immig fringe ...where he vilified Muslim immigrants.. 2014, he traveled to NV to support armed standoff bw law enforcement & supporters of Cliven Bundy"

5/ "Biggs, the chairman of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, was seen by leaders of the Stop the Steal movement as an inspiration and has spoken at events hosted by extremists, including one at which a founder of the Oath Keepers called for hanging Senator John McCain."

6/ "Boebert...said on Twitter that “Today is 1776” on the morning of Jan. 6, and she has connections to the Three Percenters, which shares her view that gun rights are under assault. At least one member of the group has been arrested in the breach of Capitol"

7/ "Greene has for years trafficked in conspiracy theories, expressed support for QAnon and made offensive remarks about Black people, Jews and Muslims. She also appeared at a campaign event alongside members of the Three Percenters."

8/ "Although Biggs played down involvement w Stop the Steal, on Dec 19, Alexander played a video message from Biggs to angry crowd where attendees shouted violent slogans against lawmakers. At the event, Biggs’s wife, Cindy Biggs, was seen hugging Alexander & speaking in his ear"

9/ "...members of 3 Percenters, which fed prosecutors describe as “radical militia group” & a congressional hopeful w history of arrests named Boebert, who was courting their votes. Armed w her handgun, she posed for photos w militia members & defiantly pledged to oppose the law"

10/ Along w/ QAnon, "...Greene has also displayed a fondness for some of the militia groups whose members were caught on video attacking the Capitol, including the Oath Keepers and the Three Percenters."

11/ Note the YouTube link: https://twitter.com/DrDigiPol/status/1355214866487734273