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AP sources: Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rally

By MICHAEL BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER and LISA MASCARO
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Far right extremist groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are planning to attend a rally later this month at the U.S. Capitol that is designed to demand “justice” for the hundreds of people who have been charged in connection with January’s insurrection. That’s according to three people familiar with intelligence gathered by federal officials. They tell The Associated Press that, as a result, U.S. Capitol Police officials have been discussing whether the large perimeter fence that was erected outside the Capitol after January’s riot will need to be put back up.

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