FBI Agent Scott Payne on How He Stopped Nazi Group "The Base" From Starting a Race War (Part 14)

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Former FBI Agent Scott Payne revealed how he infiltrated and helped dismantle the white supremacist group "The Base," which plotted to ignite a race war in the U.S. Members Patrik Mathews and Brian Lemley planned to trigger violence at a 2020 gun rally in Richmond, Virginia, hoping to accelerate societal collapse and establish ethno-states. Payne went undercover, gathering critical intelligence on multiple assassination plots and extremist activities spanning from the Appalachian region to the Midwest. The FBI’s wiretapping efforts unveiled chilling discussions, including notions of killing family members who opposed their ideology. Despite challenges due to limited domestic terrorism statutes, law enforcement pursued state and federal charges like weapons violations and harboring an undocumented immigrant. The operation culminated in arrests that thwarted the group’s violent ambitions. Payne’s efforts underscore the complexity of combating rising extremist militias intent on destabilizing the nation through race-fueled terror.