Was the assault on the Capitol on January 6 in Washington as spontaneous as the images broadcast at the time led it to believe? Videos of participants and online exchanges between members of far-right militias reveal that some key moments of the assault were planned.
The documents analyzed by the video team of the World and several American media and research groups reveal the responsibility of at least two paramilitary militias: the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers. Extremist pro-Trump groups, who exchanged access plans to the Capitol weeks before and guided many protesters to the heart of the building.
This investigation also exposes the proximity between these militias and personalities close to Donald Trump, such as the ultra-conservative consultant Roger Stone.
By mid-March, more than three hundred people were being prosecuted by federal prosecutors for their participation in the January 6 assault.
