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By CATHERINE THORBECKE, IVAN PEREIRA and LIBBY CATHEY, ABC News
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Two National Guard members with ties to far right groups pulled from mission
A defense official confirms that vetting has found two Army National Guard members who have ties to far right groups have been removed from the inauguration security mission. They are currently under investigation.
Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, told NBC News Tuesday morning, “We don’t allow extremism of any type in our organization.”