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After The Riot: Inside A Secret Militia’s Telegram Chat Room

Reprinted with permission from ProPublica

When the FBI arrested Edward “Jake" Lang on Jan. 16 for his alleged role in the U.S. Capitol attack, court documents show agents had followed a seemingly straightforward trail from his public social media to collect evidence. “THIS IS ME," Lang wrote over one video that showed an angry mob confronting police officers outside the Capitol. The same post showed him trashing a police riot shield.

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