British filmmaker Nick Quested, who captured extensive footage of the Proud Boys in the days surrounding the Capitol riot, will provide testimony at Thursday's primetime hearing.
Some of the footage gathered by Quested includes a meeting with Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers on Jan. 5, 2021. The leaders of the two far-right militia groups met at a parking garage just blocks from the Capitol.
A federal grand jury indicted Tarrio and four other members of theon Monday on new seditious conspiracy charges related to the riot. According to the allegations, Tarrio was aware of discussions around a plan to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6 and was involved in discussions about occupying buildings, including some in the Capitol complex.Ryan J. Reilly is a justice reporter for NBC News.
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