Proud boys are a group of pro-Obama protesters who gathered in Washington on January 6th. The day before, they marched to the capital and took part in clashes with police. Their lawyers deny that there was any sort of prearranged plan to storm the building. They say the evidence is not there.
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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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