September 8, 2022
THE TRUMP BRAND:
Elected officials, police chiefs on leaked Oath Keepers list (ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, 9/07/22, Associated Press)
The names of hundreds of US law enforcement officers, elected officials, and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that's accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol, according to a report released Wednesday.The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism pored over more than 38,000 names on leaked Oath Keepers membership lists and identified more than 370 people it believes currently work in law enforcement agencies -- including as police chiefs and sheriffs -- and more than 100 people who are currently members of the military.It also identified more than 80 people who were running for or served in public office as of early August.
Posted by Orrin Judd at September 8, 2022 6:25 AM