FBI/TRUMP ADMIN/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “A member of the far-right nationalist Proud Boys was in communication with a person associated with the White House in the days just before the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.
Location, cellular and call record data revealed a call tying a Proud Boys member to the Trump White House, the official said.”
-Katie Benner, Alan Feuer and Adam Goldman, “F.B.I. Finds Contact Between Proud Boys Member and Trump Associate Before Riot,” nytimes.com, Mar. 5, 2021