When he surrendered his phone to FBI agents in May 2021, Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III warned them they would see instances of “guys running their mouth” in chat groups and a group of Oath Keepers who “went rogue” on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a transcript of Rhodes’s FBI interview obtained by…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Running Their Mouth’ or Seditious Conspiracy? FBI Transcript Shows What Oath Keeper on Trial Told Agents
Government Disclosed Jan. 6 Activities of Five Confidential FBI Sources: Defense Lawyer
The U.S. government has acknowledged for the first time that five FBI confidential informants were involved with the Oath Keepers, but prosecutors failed to disclose that none of the sources provided evidence of guilt, a defense lawyer said on Sept. 26. Bureau officials have repeatedly declined in congressional hearings to say whether there were agents…
EXCLUSIVE: Rhodes Says He Ordered Oath Keepers Away from Capitol on Jan. 6, Didn’t Plot to Attack Congress
The Oath Keepers not only “had no plan” to attack the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III warned his members that afternoon, “whatever you do, don’t try to enter the Capitol,” Rhodes told the FBI in an extensive interview obtained by The Epoch Times. Information from Rhodes’s interview with two…
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Transcript Shows Rhodes Told Agents He Ordered Oath Keepers Away From Capitol on Jan. 6
The Oath Keepers not only “had no plan” to attack the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III warned his members that afternoon, “whatever you do, don’t try to enter the Capitol,” Rhodes told the FBI in an extensive interview obtained by The Epoch Times. Information from Rhodes’s interview with two…
Oath Keepers File 11th-Hour Motion for New Trial Venue, Citing DC Bias
Four Oath Keepers and an associate accused of seditious conspiracy on January 6 filed an emergency motion for a change of trial venue, citing new research that nearly 70 percent of District of Columbia respondents hold a negative view of the Oath Keepers, much higher than those in three other federal court districts. Attorneys for…
Alleged Oath Keepers Jan. 6 Radio Traffic Actually ‘A Recording of People Watching TV,’ Former Attorney Says
A Twitter post by the U.S. House Jan. 6 Select Committee purporting to contain walkie-talkie traffic between Oath Keepers at the Capitol on Jan. 6 is actually “a recording of people watching TV,” a former Oath Keepers attorney contends. Jonathon Moseley, who formerly represented Oath Keepers defendant Kelly Meggs, said the audio snippets released by…
EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Oath Keepers Prosecution is a ‘Lie’ and a ‘Setup,’ Former General Counsel Says
The high-profile prosecution of the Oath Keepers for alleged seditious conspiracy to prevent the transfer of presidential power in January 2021 is “all a lie” based on a government “setup” carried out by a weaponized criminal justice system, the group’s former general counsel says. Kellye SoRelle, 43, who was arrested Sept. 1 and charged by…
Federal Judge Rejects Oath Keepers Motion for Special Master, Trial Delay
September 14, 2022
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A federal judge quickly shot down an 11th-hour motion by Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III to appoint a special master to oversee the processing and distribution of massive amounts of evidence in the Jan. 6 seditious-conspiracy case against him and four co-defendants. Through his new attorney, Edward Tarpley Jr., Rhodes filed a flurry…
Oath Keepers Founder Asks Court to Appoint Special Master in Jan. 6 Seditious-Conspiracy Case
Nearly a week after getting slapped down by the federal judge overseeing his criminal case, Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III filed a flurry of new motions asking that a special master be appointed to oversee discovery evidence, separating his case from other co-defendants, and again requesting a trial delay. Just a day before…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Suspicious Actors’ Who Conspired to Raid Capitol on Jan. 6 Never Arrested, Attorney Alleges
Members of an Ohio-based Christian group called the Salt and Light Brigade were among the “suspicious actors” who breached the police lines on the east side of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and engaged in a “stunning conspiracy” to commit illegal acts that were falsely ascribed to the Oath Keepers, a defense attorney…
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