The subpoenas announced Tuesday were issued to Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes, a former Army paratrooper and Yale Law graduate; Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, who was chairman of Proud Boys at the time; and Robert Patrick Lewis, chairman of a group that calls itself 1st Amendment Praetorian.
The US House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol protest said on Tuesday it subpoenaed the leaders of right-wing groups Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and the First Amendment Praetorian.The committee said in a press release it subpoenaed Proud Boys International LLC, Oath Keepers, and First Ame ..
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot has issued subpoenas to leaders of two far-right organizations, the Oath Keepers and the Proud boys.
The subpoenas are the latest in a wide net the House panel has cast in an effort to investigate the riot, when supporters of former President Trump smashed their way into the Capitol to interrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.