As Inauguration Nears, Enforcement Scrutiny Drives U.S. Extremists Into Internet's Dark Corners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Shortly after rampaging Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a lover of the president posted a message on the pro-Donald Trump website TheDonald.win. Inspired by the mob’s plan to stop lawmakers from confirming President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral win, user CONN_WYNN said in an all-caps message, replete with an expletive, that it had been “TIME to go away THE KEYBOARD” and “FIGHT FOR MY...COUNTRY.” Two days later, agents from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s San Francisco field office came calling, consistent with another post by CONN_WYNN on an equivalent website. “PRO TIP: Think before you post. they're watching. I learned the hard way,” wrote the user on Sunday alongside a photograph of a card from the agents. A spokesman for the FBI’s San Francisco office said he couldn't provide any details about the reported interaction or confirm whether agents actually paid a visit to the one that posted that message. But “if he has our...