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Members of the Proud Boys march towards Freedom Plaza during a protest on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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A Nevada GOP consultant tasked with organizing a post-election rally in support of former President Donald Trump last year tried to recruit the far-right Proud Boys to attend the event, according to a report from the Washington Post.

Woodrow Johnston, the vice president of McShane LLC who had been hired by the Republican Party to investigate election fraud, tried to recruit the Proud Boys for a November rally held at the Clark County Election Department in North Las Vegas, The Post reported.

In doing so, he contacted Sarah Ashton-Cirillo – a liberal activist who was working closely with people on the far-right under a fake identity – saying that they would "need to get the Proud Boys out" to Nevada, according to The Post.

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