Jason Van Tatenhove, a former spokesperson for the Oath Keepers, testified before the US House committee investigating the Capitol riots, saying there was potential for more injuries and deaths on 6 January 2021.

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'I think we've gotten exceedingly lucky that more bloodshed did not happen, because the potential has been there from the start,' Van Tatenhove said. The hearing looked at links between rightwing militant groups, including the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and the QAnon internet conspiracy movement, with Trump and his allies. Van Tatenhove called the Oath Keepers a 'very dangerous organisation'

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