Leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers met the day before the Capitol Riot. A documentary film crew was present. – Business Insider Africa

The leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, met with Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes in an underground parking lot for 30 minutes the day before the Capitol riot, and a film crew was there, prosecutors for the Justice Department said in a court filing.

Reuters initially reported last month that the FBI was looking into a meeting between Tarrio and Rhodes that took place before the Capitol riot.

In the court filing on Monday, prosecutors were appealing to a magistrate to keep Tarrio detained pending his trial.

The filing also said the film crew picked up audio of someone referencing the Capitol. Tarrio was also picked up on the mictelling another individual that he was certain no one could get in and see the contents of his phone because he cleared the messages and there was a two-step process to get in the phone.

The Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers were some of the first to overrun police lines and break into the Capitol building sending lawmakers into hiding. The new court filings suggest the leaders of the groups were more involved in the planning of the riot than previously known.

On Tuesday, Tarrio will have a hearing where a magistrate will determine if he should be released pending trial or remain detained.

An attorney for Tarrio declined to comment. An attorney for Rhodes did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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Leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers met the day before the Capitol Riot. A documentary film crew was present. - Business Insider Africa