Extremists Links: Justice Department Expands Focus of January 6th Criminal Investigation

The U.S. Justice Department expanded the focus of the January 6th investigation to 'move beyond charging rioters could encompass scores of potential witnesses from inside and outside of government.'

Trump supporters clash with law enforcement at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Image: Lev Radin / Pacific Press / Getty Images)

The latest reporting on extremist groups within the Radical Right.

White Supremacists, Militia Movement, and Extremists

• The Military Is Making Progress in Its Counter-Extremism Efforts, but Gaps Remain [Lawfare]

• How far-right figures like Ammon Bundy cause chaos in US politics [The Guardian]

• These chats suggest pro-insurrectionist rot has infiltrated America's intelligence community [MSNBC]

• Oregon at high risk for violent extremism, could do more to prevent it, audit says [The Oregonian]

• Prosecutors rest their case in Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial [Associated Press]