After charlottesville, things begin to gradually change for mc ginnis and his involvement in the proud boys. He really no longer wanted to be the face of the proud boys after a series of violent episodes that were just sort of disastrous for the group. And what he ultimately does is he consciously teps back from the leadership of the group and more or less appoints his successor. The guy that he chooses really couldn't, in many ways, be more different than himself.
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After a nearly yearlong investigation, the congressional committee examining the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will begin holding televised hearings on Thursday.
One focus of the hearings will be the Proud Boys. The trajectory of that group, which grew out of a drinking club in New York City for men who felt put upon by liberal culture, has now led to charges of trying to overthrow the United States government.
Guest: Alan Feuer, a reporter covering courts and criminal justice for The New York Times.
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