The leader of an armed militia that scours the southern border for undocumented migrants had once claimed that his group was training to assassinate former president Barack Obama, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and billionaire Democratic donor George Soros, the FBI said. Larry Hopkins, or "Striker," left, the leader of the United Constitutional Patriots New Mexico Border Ops Team militia, speaks with "Viper" inside a camper in Anapra, N.M., on March 20. Several minutes into the 45-minute video, Border Patrol officers arrived and ordered the migrants to sit down before telling them to start walking. He said his group alerted officials because of fears that the armed militia members would harm migrants. One militia member, Mark Cheney, told BuzzFeed News that Border Patrol officers are “happy we’re here.

Source: Washington Post April 23, 2019 13:46 UTC