Category: Oath Keepers

LIVE 12 PM ET: Steve Bannon Surrenders to Court Over New Charges; Seattle Teachers Go On Strike for Higher Pay | NTD News Today

Former Attorney General William Barr weighs in on what he thinks is next in the DOJ-Trump saga. This, while an ex-FBI official says a key document might be thrown out entirely. The founder of the oath keepers is set to go on trial for his alleged January 6th involvement. He wanted to change lawyers this…


LIVE NOW: Steve Bannon Surrenders to Court Over New Charges; Seattle Teachers Go On Strike for Higher Pay | NTD News Today

Former Attorney General William Barr weighs in on what he thinks is next in the DOJ-Trump saga. This, while an ex-FBI official says a key document might be thrown out entirely. The founder of the oath keepers is set to go on trial for his alleged January 6th involvement. He wanted to change lawyers this…


Steve Bannon Surrenders to Court Over New Charges; Seattle Teachers Go On Strike for Higher Pay | NTD News Today

Former Attorney General William Barr weighs in on what he thinks is next in the DOJ-Trump saga. This, while an ex-FBI official says a key document might be thrown out entirely. The founder of the oath keepers is set to go on trial for his alleged January 6th involvement. He wanted to change lawyers this…


Federal Judge Rules Oath Keepers Leader Can’t Fire Attorneys Three Weeks Before Trial

An angry U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Sept. 7 refused to allow Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III to fire his defense attorneys and bring in new counsel three weeks before the start of his Jan. 6 seditious-conspiracy trial. Mehta said no new attorney coming in this late could be ready for trial…


Oath Keepers Founder Fires Defense Attorneys, Seeks Major Trial Delay

Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III has fired the Texas-based defense attorneys in his Jan. 6 seditious-conspiracy case, alleging they missed key court deadlines and failed to file necessary motions and subpoenas. Edward Tarpley Jr. of Alexandria, Louisiana, Rhodes’ new attorney, filed an emergency motion in U.S. District Court in Washington to delay the…


Oath Keepers Attorney Kellye SoRelle Indicted on 4 Obstruction-Related Jan. 6 Criminal Counts

Oath Keepers attorney Kellye SoRelle was arrested Sept. 1 in Texas and charged with four federal counts related to alleged obstruction of the peaceful transfer of power from President Donald Trump to Joseph Biden Jr. in January 2021. SoRelle, 43, was arrested in Junction, Texas, on a warrant from the District of Columbia. Attorney Kellye…


Ashli Babbitt, Betsy Ross Flag and Liberty Tree Tied to Violent Extremism in Leaked FBI Bulletin

A leaked FBI internal bulletin on domestic terrorism lists U.S. Capitol shooting victim Ashli Babbitt as someone considered a “martyr” by militia violent extremists (MVE) and the Second Amendment as how militias “justify their existence” because of a reference to a “well-regulated Militia” and the right to bear arms. The “Domestic Terrorism Symbols Guide” was…


Justice Department Says Oath Keepers Can’t Blame Trump for Capitol Breach on Jan. 6

The Department of Justice (DOJ) argued that the founder of the Oath Keepers group who allegedly entered the Capitol building on Jan. 6 can’t blame former President Donald Trump for criminal acts during the breach, according to a recent filing. “President Trump did not have the authority to permit or authorize a conspiracy to forcibly…


Oath Keepers Seek Trial Delay Due to ‘Slurs’ and ‘Outrageous Claims’ from House January 6 Committee

A group of Oath Keepers defendants has renewed a call for a change of venue or a trial delay due to “undeniable prejudice” from the negative publicity generated by the House January 6 Select Committee. A motion (pdf) filed in U.S. District Court ripped the work of the Jan. 6 Select Committee as “highly inflammatory…


Oath Keepers Leader Asks Court to Dismiss January 6 Indictment

A Florida Oath Keepers leader charged with seditious conspiracy for alleged actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a motion to have the indictment against him dismissed, alleging selective prosecution compared to participants in the George Floyd riots and protests against the nominations of two U.S. Supreme Court justices. Attorneys for Kelly…