Far-right militia group membership surged after Capitol attack, hack shows

Hundreds of people joined Oath Keepers or renewed membership after many of group's members participated in riot

Hacked materials from the website of the rightwing militia group the Oath Keepers show that hundreds of people either joined or renewed their membership after many of the group's members participated in the attack on the Capitol on 6 January.

They included people who joined under their military ranks, including combat veterans, retired servicepersons, at least one serving national guardsman, several members of the clergy and others involved in security contracting and the firearms industry.