They Seemed Like Democratic Activists. They Were Secretly Conservative Spies. (Published 2021)
Operatives infiltrated progressive groups across the West to try to manipulate politics and reshape the national electoral map. They targeted moderate Republicans, too — anyone seen as threats to hard-line conservatives.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/25/us/politics/spies-conservatives-left-political-enemies.html
Mr. Prince had set Mr. Seddon’s work in motion, recruiting him around the beginning of the Trump administration to hire former spies to train conservative activists in the basics of espionage, and send them on political sabotage missions.