In Trump’s Second Term, Far-Right Agenda Enters the Mainstream

President Trump has embraced an array of far-right views and talking points in ways that have delighted many right-wing activists who have long supported those ideas.

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Trump Deploys National Guard for Local Crime After Calling Jan. 6 Rioters ‘Very Special’

President Trump said he needed to send in the Guard to secure the nation’s capital. But on Jan. 6, 2021 — the most lawless day in recent Washington history — he had a very different reaction.

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D.C. Police Officer Sentenced to Prison for Leaks to Proud Boys’ Leader

A federal judge gave Lt. Shane Lamond an 18-month sentence for leaking details of an investigation to Enrique Tarrio, the far-right group’s former leader, and lying about it later.

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Proud Boys Convicted in Jan. 6 Attack Sue Government on Claims of ‘Political Persecution’

Much of the lawsuit sought to re-litigate legal questions that sided against the group during a lengthy pretrial period and a multiweek trial in Federal District Court in Washington.

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Proud Boys’ Ex-Leader Thanks Trump for Pardon at Mar-a-Lago Encounter

Enrique Tarrio said he told Mr. Trump that he had saved his life by including him in a blanket grant of clemency for Jan. 6 defendants.

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Tarrio Arrested on Charges of Assaulting Protester Outside Capitol

Enrique Tarrio, a former leader of the Proud Boys, had appeared with several other Jan. 6 defendants outside the very building that sat at the center of the riot that sent many of them to prison.

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At CPAC, a Mixed Reception for Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioters

Some said they were initially turned away from the conservative conference, prompting outrage and an apology.

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Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized

A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.

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A Clean Slate for Jan. 6 Rioters From the New York Area

President Trump’s executive orders pardoned or commuted the sentences of 1,600 Jan. 6 participants, including some who assaulted officers.

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These New Yorkers Were Jailed for Jan. 6 Crimes. Trump Pardoned Them.

Two former New York City police officers and members of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers were among the nearly 1,600 who received an extraordinary legal reprieve.

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