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What happens to the Proud Boys after its leaders go to jail?

NPR

Published August 31, 2023 at 8:06 AM EDT

Several top leaders of the Proud Boys — the right-wing extremist group that helped push the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — are set to be sentenced in the coming days. Some experts say the group is thriving at the local level even as national leaders are heading to jail.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with Michael Jensen, a domestic terrorism expert at the University of Maryland.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.