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Prosecutor: Riot was ‘moment to celebrate’ for Oath Keepers
1 year, 11 months ago

Prosecutor: Riot was ‘moment to celebrate’ for Oath Keepers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Capitol riot was the culmination of weeks of preparation and a moment of triumph for the Oath Keepers, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday in closing argument in the second seditious conspiracy trial against members of the far-right extremist group. Prosecutor Louis Manzo told jurors that Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted in an earlier trial, …

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Prosecutor: Oath Keepers saw Jan. 6 as ‘first battle’ in war
2 years ago

Prosecutor: Oath Keepers saw Jan. 6 as ‘first battle’ in war

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Four Oath Keepers charged with plotting to stop the transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden accepted an “invitation to sedition” issued by the far-right extremist group’s founder, a federal prosecutor said Monday at the start of a second trial for group leaders and members. Moerschel’s attorney, Scott Weinberg, accused prosecutors of “overpromising and underdelivering.” …

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US Capitol Hill Riots: Members of Right-wing Militia Oath Keepers Found Guilty of Sedition
2 years, 1 month ago

US Capitol Hill Riots: Members of Right-wing Militia Oath Keepers Found Guilty of Sedition

News 18  

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, charged with seditious conspiracy following a two-month trial and has been found guilty of plotting to stop US President Joe Biden following his victory in the 2020 election. Jessica Watkins, Kelly Meggs and Kenneth Harrelson went inside the Capitol Hill building during the attack. Meggs was also found guilty of seditious conspiracy and he Three …

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Oath Keepers founder convicted of 'sedition' in US Capitol assault
2 years, 1 month ago

Oath Keepers founder convicted of 'sedition' in US Capitol assault

India Today  

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, and another leader of the right-wing group, were found guilty on Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters, an important win for the Justice Department. Four other Oath Keepers members face seditious conspiracy charges, as do members of the right-wing Proud Boys group, including its former chairman …

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Judgment day for Stewart Rhodes and the Oath Keepers
2 years, 1 month ago

Judgment day for Stewart Rhodes and the Oath Keepers

Raw Story  

The government case charging Stewart Rhodes, founder and leader of the Oath Keepers militia, and four co-defendants of seditious conspiracy for their role in the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection is not a slam dunk. The government described Oath Keepers training before Jan. 6 for “unconventional warfare,” “hasty ambushes,” and to be “fighting fit” by inauguration day. Prepare your mind, body …

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Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers’ leader gets COVID
2 years, 2 months ago

Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers’ leader gets COVID

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The trial of a far-right extremist group leader and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was delayed on Monday after the Oath Keepers leader tested positive for the coronavirus. The defendants are the first among hundreds charged in the Capitol attack to stand trial on the charge of seditious conspiracy, a …

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Jan. 6 trial highlights missed warnings before Capitol siege
2 years, 2 months ago

Jan. 6 trial highlights missed warnings before Capitol siege

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a telephone call days after the 2020 election, Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes urged followers to go to Washington and fight to keep President Donald Trump in office. A concerned member of the extremist group began recording because, as he would later tell jurors in the current seditious conspiracy trial of Rhodes and four associates, it sounded …

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Trial: Trump tweet about ‘wild’ protest energized extremists
2 years, 2 months ago

Trial: Trump tweet about ‘wild’ protest energized extremists

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Members of the far-right Oath Keepers were ecstatic when then-President Donald Trump invited supporters to a “wild” protest in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, when Congress would be certifying the results of the 2020 election, according to messages shown Thursday during the seditious conspiracy trial for the militia group’s founder and four associates. During an FBI agent’s testimony, …

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FBI agent testifies for a second day in Oath Keepers trial connected to Jan. 6
2 years, 3 months ago

FBI agent testifies for a second day in Oath Keepers trial connected to Jan. 6

NPR  

FBI agent testifies for a second day in Oath Keepers trial connected to Jan. 6 Jurors heard a second day of testimony from an FBI agent in the trial of five members of the Oath Keepers accused of seditious conspiracy. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Staying with the courts, today was the second day of testimony in the January 6 seditious …

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EXPLAINER: Rare sedition charge at center of Jan. 6 trial
2 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: Rare sedition charge at center of Jan. 6 trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The founder of the Oath Keepers and four associates are on trial in the Capitol attack on charges that include seditious conspiracy — a rarely used Civil War-era accusation that strikes to the heart of what prosecutors say happened that day. In order to win a seditious conspiracy case, prosecutors have to prove that two or more people …

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