Tag: Stewart Rhodes

Oath Keepers Founder Warns Trump: ‘You’re Going to Be Found Guilty’

Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III is warning former President Donald Trump that there could be serious legal troubles ahead of him. “They’re going to do the same thing to President Trump that they did to me,” Mr. Rhodes told The Washington Times in an interview published on July 4, while speaking from the D.C….


18-Year Prison Term a Predetermined Outcome of ‘Show Trial,’ Oath Keepers Leader Says

The way Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III sees it, in today’s political environment, Thomas Jefferson could easily be convicted of seditious conspiracy to oppose the authority of the U.S. government. In a 1787 letter to William Stephens Smith, Jefferson famously said, “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with…


DeSantis Vows to Consider Pardons for Jan. 6 Defendants, Trump ‘On Day One’ of Presidency

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has promised that, if elected president, he would be “aggressive” in issuing pardons to Jan. 6 defendants, potentially including former President Donald Trump. “On day one, I will have folks that will get together and look at all these cases, who people are, victims of weaponization or political targeting, and we…


Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Jan. 6 Crimes

A U.S. judge on May 25 sentenced the founder of the Oath Keepers militia group to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to the U.S. Capitol breach, after a defiant Rhodes stood before him and insisted he is a “political prisoner.” “For decades, Mr. Rhodes, it is clear you have wanted the democracy…


Prosecutors Ask Court to Order Oath Keepers Leader Detained Pending Trial on Jan. 6 Charges

The leader of the Oath Keepers group should remain locked up until trial on charges related to the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors said in a new court filing. Stewart Rhodes was one of 11 Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy last week. Because of the “compelling evidence” against Rhodes, “there are no…


Oath Keepers Founder Pleads Not Guilty to Sedition in US Capitol Breach

The founder of the Oath Keepers group pleaded not guilty to seditious conspiracy on Friday, several days after he was indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington. Stewart Rhodes, 56, made a brief initial appearance in federal court in Plano, Texas. He was in the custody of U.S. Marshals, wearing handcuffs and leg irons….