We still don't have a clear picture, though, of the full extent of any planning and coordination. The prosecutors allege that Oath Keepers and Proud Boys and other extremists plotted to disrupt the Electoral College count. One of the central questions has been whether there was advance planning to storm the Capitol on January 6. And the FBI, in fact, is still asking for the public's help identifying people in photos and videos from the Capitol. So prosecutors and the FBI have been busy. That's an average of four people per day, seven days a week. At this point, around 400 people have been arrested. The FBI actually arrested a couple people in the past few days, so this is very much an active investigation. And, you know, we mentioned today marks a hundred days since the Capitol insurrection. Details, though, on that have been very much in short supply, but it's something that I'm certainly going to be keeping an eye on as this investigation goes forward. Prosecutors have also suggested that there might have been coordination between the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in the run up to January 6 and then on January 6 itself. But, yes, around a dozen Proud Boys in all have been charged in various cases with conspiring to try to disrupt the certification of the Electoral College vote on January 6 in Congress. LUCAS: Well, two alleged Proud Boy leaders were supposed to be in court today for a hearing.
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KELLY: Ryan, what about another group that has been front and center, members of the Proud Boys who are facing charges as well? What's the update on them? But, again, it's unclear how much help Schaffer can provide investigators on that case or other cases linked to January 6. The group's founder is under scrutiny as well.
Now, a dozen members or associates of the group are facing conspiracy charges in connection with the Capitol attack. LUCAS: Well, it's significant because, yes, it may help prompt other defendants who are facing, potentially, significant prison time to cut a deal as well, but it's unclear how much Schaffer actually knows about the inner workings of the Oath Keepers or what role, if any, he actually played in the group, which is, researchers say, in essence, a pretty loose-knit organization. Now, you mentioned he's a founding member of the Oath Keepers, which is making me wonder about the other members of the Oath Keepers and whether they may follow suit. And as part of this plea deal, Schaffer agreed to cooperate with investigators in the probe into the events of January 6. He was carrying bear spray into the Capitol. He pleaded guilty to two counts - obstructing an official proceeding and entering a restricted building with a dangerous weapon. Now, today he appeared in federal court in Washington, D.C., and as you noted, he became the first defendant in the Capitol investigation to plead guilty. He was initially charged with six counts.
But the government says he's also a founding member of the anti-government extremist group the Oath Keepers, and that's notable because the Oath Keepers has emerged as a focal point in the investigation into the Capitol riot. He's a songwriter and guitarist with the heavy metal band Iced Earth. KELLY: So tell us about the defendant who pleaded guilty. NPR justice correspondent Ryan Lucas is here.
Today brought a significant development in the criminal investigation into that insurrection - the first guilty plea from a defendant charged in connection with the attack. It was exactly 100 days ago today that a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S.
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