Article 63C2J Oath Keepers membership rolls feature police, military and elected officials

Oath Keepers membership rolls feature police, military and elected officials

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Hundreds of public officials, including police chiefs, appear on far-right group's leaked lists of members, report finds

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 is accused of playing a key role in the January 6 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol, according to a report released on 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.

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