Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III is challenging the House Jan. 6 Select Committee to let him testify on a live broadcast so he can pit the truth as he sees it against the committee’s “pack of lies.” “Public televised testimony, that’s the only condition,” Rhodes said. “If I were given a chance to…
EXCLUSIVE: Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Wants to Testify Live, Challenge J6 Committee’s ‘Pack of Lies’
Jan. 6 Defendant Responds to Prosecutor’s Claim He Had a ‘Death List’
A defendant in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach is challenging the claim he had “death list” in his home. Prosecutors said in a filing in the case against Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and members of the group that the raid of Thomas Caldwell’s home uncovered a disturbing document. “From the search, law…
Oath Keepers FBI Interviews Contradict Indictment Charges
An Indiana Oath Keepers leader who was in charge of security operations for the group in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 24 on five counts related to violence at the U.S. Capitol. Michael Greene, 39, of Indianapolis, was arrested in Indiana on a warrant from Washington….
Jan. 6 Prosecutors Threatened Oath Keepers With Life Sentences, Raised Treason Analogy
Members of the Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy were told they could face life in prison, according to a letter discussing plea deal negotiations obtained by The Epoch Times. Nine members charged with conspiracy were told that a lack of recommended sentencing for the charge means the court would apply the sentencing guidelines for…
Video of Oath Keepers Rescuing 16 Police Officers Deflates Jan. 6 Sedition Narrative, Attorneys Say
A video widely circulated in 2021 that showed a Capitol Police lieutenant asking members of the Oath Keepers for rescue help at the U.S. Capitol blows a hole in the seditious conspiracy charges brought against the group by federal prosecutors, two defense attorneys say. In the video, Lt. Tarik Khalid Johnson asks a group of…
Attorney Says Alleged Jan. 6 Call from Oath Keepers Leader to President Trump ‘Did Not Happen’
A phone call allegedly placed by Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III to President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, never happened, one of Rhodes’ former attorneys said. “I confirmed from multiple sources that the phone call did not happen,” said attorney Jonathon Moseley. He previously represented Rhodes in a civil suit and in…
California Judge Dismisses Trump’s Twitter Ban Lawsuit
A U.S. District Court Judge on Friday dismissed former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter, rejecting his argument that the platform violated his First Amendment free speech rights when they censored his tweets and permanently banned his account. However, Judge James Donato of the San Francisco federal district court will allow Trump’s lawyers to file…
Judge Delays Oath Keepers Seditious-Conspiracy Trials
The trials of nine members of the Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy and obstructing a government proceeding were moved back to September 26 and November 29 under a ruling issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington D.C. on May 6. During a May 6 status conference, Judge Mehta agreed to a defense…
80 ‘Suspicious Actors’ Under Scrutiny by Jan. 6 Defense Attorneys
Defense attorneys seek to identify and investigate 80 suspicious actors and material witnesses, some of whom allegedly ran an entrapment operation against the Oath Keepers on January 6, 2021, and committed crimes including the removal of security fencing, breaching police lines, attacking officers, and inciting crowds to storm into the Capitol. In a motion (pdf)…
80 ‘Suspicious Actors’ and ‘Material Witnesses’ Under Scrutiny by Jan. 6 Defense Attorneys
Defense attorneys seek to identify and investigate 80 suspicious actors and material witnesses, some of whom allegedly ran an entrapment operation against the Oath Keepers on January 6, 2021, and committed crimes including the removal of security fencing, breaching police lines, attacking officers, and inciting crowds to storm into the Capitol. In a motion (pdf)…
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