‘Proud Boys’ Acolyte Tapped by Michigan County to Train Poll Workers
- Macomb County Clerk hired woman with ties to Proud Boys
- Trump aides have called for election deniers to work the polls
Trump supporters break into the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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A woman who directed rioters at the US Capitol on Jan. 6 to “move forward” has been hired to train poll workers in Macomb County, a pivotal county in the battleground state of Michigan.
Macomb County Clerk Anthony G. Forlini hired Genevieve Peters, who has ties to the White nationalist group the Proud Boys, as a “talent development specialist” in May after she applied for the job that trains poll workers, his office confirmed.