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Far Right Groups & MAGA Roots

1982

1982-01-01 (for context) The Federalist Society was founded by Yale, Harvard and Chicago law school students to challenge liberal or left-wing ideology. Several members and supporters of Trump are current or former members of this organization.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_Society

https://fedsoc.org/about-us

1992

1992-08-17 Pat Buchanan declared a cultural and religious war, defining his “Make America First Again” campaign.

2010

2010-06-01 Far-right activist James O’Keefe founded the controversial Project Veritas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Veritas

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/project-veritas-james-okeefe-rise-fall-1235036748/

https://yaf.org/people/james-okeefe/

2026

2026-04-14 The DOJ moved to vacate the most serious J6 convictions from the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, two white supremacist groups in the U.S. To vacate a conviction means to totally wipe an event from record as though it had never happened.

https://abcnews.com/Politics/doj-moves-vacate-convictions-proud-boys-oath-keepers/story?id=132042992

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/doj-moves-to-erase-seditious-conspiracy-convictions-of-oath-keepers-proud-boys-in-jan-6-cases

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-moves-dismiss-jan-6-convictions-proud-boys-oath-keepers-seditious-conspiracy/

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5831248-justice-department-seeks-vacation-proud-boys-convictions/

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/g-s1-117473/justice-department-toss-seditious-conspiracy

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/14/department-of-justice-looks-to-throw-out-convictions-related-to-jan-6/89615190007/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/january-6-convictions-overturn-doj-proud-boys-oath-keepers