Tag: Oath Keepers

Former Oath Keeper Testifies He Heard No Talk of a Planned Attack on Capitol

WASHINGTON—Former Oath Keeper Jason Dolan testified on Oct. 19 that since joining the Oath Keepers, he didn’t hear members planning to breach the Capitol on January 6, 2021. During cross-examination, Dolan testified that the Oath Keepers had no intention of attacking the Capitol or stopping the certification of the electoral college votes. He didn’t witness any conversation…


Former Oath Keeper Testifies That His January 6 Behavior Was ‘Naive’

WASHINGTON—A former Oath Keeper member testified on Oct. 18 that he regrets his actions during the January 6 events. Jason Dolan, 46, from Wellington, Fla., who served in the Marines for 20 years, said he pleaded guilty to conspiring and obstructing an official proceeding to demonstrate accountability for his “naive and stupid” actions. As part of…


Oath Keeper Witness Says He Went to Capitol to Help If Things Got Out of Control

WASHINGTON—An Oath Keeper member testified under subpoena on Oct. 12 at the federal courthouse for the Oath Keepers’ ongoing seditious conspiracy trial that he went to the Capitol on Jan. 6 to assist if things went out of control. Terry Cummings, 66, who served for 21 years in various classified locations for the Air National…


FBI Agent: No Direct Communications to Prove Oath Keepers’ Alleged Seditious Conspiracy

WASHINGTON—An FBI agent testified on Oct. 11 that he was not aware of any direct communications involving the Oath Keepers that would directly show that they planned to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6 and interfere with the certification of the Electoral College vote. FBI Special Agent Justin Eller testified as part of the seditious conspiracy…


New FBI Special Agents Testify at the Oath Keepers Trial

WASHINGTON—The first week of the Oath Keepers trial ended on Oct. 7 at E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse with brief testimonies from two FBI special agents. Both agents said the bureau assigned them to investigate the Oath Keepers’ members before and after the 2020 presidential election. They analyzed social media posts, text messages, and other…


EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police Officer Told Agents That Oath Keepers Shielded Him, Sealed FBI Record Shows

An FBI document being kept from the public under court seal undermines the government’s seditious-conspiracy case against the Oath Keepers, shows that the indicted members of the group “are not guilty,” and “proves that the prosecution is lying to the jury,” a former Oath Keepers attorney said in a statement provided to The Epoch Times…


Oath Keepers Testify About Leaving Group Because It Strayed From Stated Mission

WASHINGTON—Former Oath Keepers’ members testified on Oct. 6 in federal court about their decision to leave the organization, allegedly because the group’s beliefs no longer aligned with theirs. A Marine Corps veteran, Abdullah Rasheed, said he is a former West Virginia Oath Keepers leader. He used his second phone to record a post-election meeting in…


Stewart Rhodes Was in Touch With Secret Service Agent: Former Oath Keepers Member

WASHINGTON—The head of the Oath Keepers was in contact with a Secret Service agent in the months leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, a former Oath Keepers member testified on Oct. 6. John Zimmerman, the former member, testified that Oath Keepers were preparing for then-President Donald Trump to invoke…


At Oath Keepers Trial, FBI Agent Alleges That Thomas Caldwell Conspired to Bring Weapons to the Capitol on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON—An FBI agent alleged in federal court on Oct. 4 that Thomas Caldwell organized a plan for the Oath Keepers to quickly bring weapons from a hotel in Virginia via a boat across the Potomac River to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. FBI Special Agent Michael Palian testified that he arrested Caldwell not because he…


DNA on Seized Hand Grenades Does Not Belong to Oath Keepers Defendant Jeremy Brown: FBI Lab

Defense attorneys in the Oath Keepers seditious-conspiracy trial renewed their request to block federal prosecutors from mentioning two hand grenades allegedly brought to the Washington area after they discovered that DNA found on the grenades does not belong to Florida Oath Keepers member Jeremy Brown. Attorneys for Oath Keepers defendants Kenneth Harrelson and Kelly Meggs…