Researchers describe it as a neo-Nazi terror group that tries to leverage violent and disruptive attacks to bring about the destruction of American society and the establishment of a white ethno-state. A regional training camp for The Base was at a rural compound outside Rome, Georgia, federal prosecutors say.

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies before a state Senate committee at the Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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