The problem is that places like NYT know how to play the word salad games.
failure to disavow a right-wing organization linked with white supremacy and acts of violence.
All this means in legal context is that someone associated with the Proud Boys was suspected or associated with 'white supremacy' or has a record. In actual context it could even be a reformed neo-nazi or not have any relation to anything white supremacy but had been labeled as so by another organization. This is part of the shuffling cards that is the reason that the ADL, SPLC, etc exist.
The problem is that places like NYT know how to play the word salad games.
All this means in legal context is that someone associated with the Proud Boys was suspected or associated with 'white supremacy' or has a record. In actual context it could even be a reformed neo-nazi or not have any relation to anything white supremacy but had been labeled as so by another organization. This is part of the shuffling cards that is the reason that the ADL, SPLC, etc exist.