Capitol attack panel to examine role of far-right groups in January 6 violence

In the seventh public hearing, the committee will focus on extremists such as Proud Boys and Oath Keepers

The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol on Tuesday will examine the role far-right extremist groups played in fomenting the deadly insurrection and their ties to associates of Donald Trump.

The session, the seventh in a series of public hearings to present the findings of the committee's yearlong investigation, will focus on the connections between Trump, his allies and violent US groups such as the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, who stormed the US capitol in an attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden's electoral college victory in the 2020 election, House select committee aides told reporters on Monday.