Man charged in US Capitol riot held a top-secret security clearance since 1979: lawyer

Man charged in US Capitol riot held a top-secret security clearance since 1979: lawyer

A man who authorities say is a leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group and helped to organize a ring of other extremists and led them in the attack last month at the U.S. Capitol has held a top-secret security clearance for decades and previously worked for the FBI, his attorney said Monday.