Minnesota attorney general launches investigation into company accused of hiring armed guards as poll watchers | ABC News |

According to the lawsuit, Atlas Aegis posted an advertisement on Facebook seeking former U.S. Special Operations personnel to protect businesses, polls and residences from "looting and destruction." The post has since been deleted.

The lawsuit cites an interview Atlas Aegis Chairman Anthony Caudle gave to The Washington Post confirming the authenticity of the Facebook post.

Caudle tells The Post the armed security personnel would not be seen unless there was a problem and that some of the personnel would be there to protect against Antifa.

"They're there for protection, that's it," he said. "They're there to make sure that the Antifas don't try to destroy the election sites."