A person associated with the Trump White House communicated with a member of the Proud Boys in the days before the Jan. 6 uprising, The New York Times reports.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) used location, cellular, and call record data to establish the connection between the unnamed person and the far-right fringe group.
The Times also noted that none of the phone data showed any connection between rioters and members of Congress on Jan. 6. In the wake of the uprising, Democrats claimed Republican lawmakers had been involved in the incident, leading to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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The names of the parties involved in the telephone conversation between the White House employee and the Proud Boys have not been disclosed and the FBI is not sure what was discussed during the telephone conversation, according to The Times.
Earlier, Roger Stone
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After the January 6 riot at the Capitol, Stone was again the subject of an investigation by the Department of Justice and the FBI.
Stone has previously claimed he was not involved in the uprising, despite being in Washington DC that day.
“I had no prior knowledge of the riot in the Capitol,” he told ABC last month.
Stone has admitted in the past to having links with the group’s leader, Enrique Tarrio, who was accused of his connection to the riot.
The FBI did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment.