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He stormed the Capitol wearing a Camp Auschwitz sweatshirt 5 years ago. Where is he now?

JL;DR SUMMARY Robert Keith Packer, known for wearing a "Camp Auschwitz" sweatshirt during the January 6 Capitol riot, became a symbol of the extremist sentiments on display that day. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Donald TrumpCapitol RiotExtremismJanuary 6Hate SymbolsCamp AuschwitzHolocaust ImageryFar Right GroupsRobert Keith Packer

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Newport News, Virginia, United States
"Robert Keith Packer, a former pipefitter and unlicensed plumber from Newport News, Virginia, gained national attention for wearing the sweatshirt."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"In the weeks leading up to the riot, the ADL reported on a Washington, D.C., demonstration of the Proud Boys, a far-right militant group, who were wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the initials 6MWE, short for Six Million Wasnt Enough."

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