Oath Keepers

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Trump at center of Oath Keepers novel defense in Jan. 6 case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The defense team in the Capitol riot trial of the Oath Keepers leader is relying on an unusual strategy with Donald Trump at the center.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-riots-donald-trump-conspiracy-government-and-politics-def7c6a17cac57d1b3dff64e923afef7

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Oath Keepers trial: ‘Armed rebellion’ plan, prosecutor says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates planned an “armed rebellion” to keep President Donald Trump in power, a federal prosecutor contended Monday as the most serious case yet went to trial in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

https://apnews.com/article/oath-keepers-capitol-riot-trial-day-1-5a5edf6cbffc2a997aafb1036f858de1

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Capitol riot jury picked for 1st seditious conspiracy trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury was selected Thursday in the seditious conspiracy case against the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates in the highest profile prosecution stemming from the Capitol riot to reach a trial.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-politics-riots-conspiracy-government-and-21bc0e59da275e2993ec0f05c9057b40

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The Oath Keepers’ Capitol riot trial, explained

WASHINGTON (AP) — A trial that started this week in Washington, D.C., is the biggest test yet in the Justice Department’s efforts to hold accountable those responsible for the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a violent assault that challenged the foundations of American democracy.

https://apnews.com/article/oath-keepers-capitol-riot-trial-explained-1838f08923fc9161964528b723f81632

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Defiant testimony by Capitol riot defendant at Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial

In a risky move on Tuesday, Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial defendant Thomas Caldwell chose to take the witness stand for the first time where he flatly denied allegations that he was part of a violent plot to stop the nation’s transfer of power on Jan. 6, 2021. 

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/11/15/2136334/-Oath-Keepers-sedition-trial-defendant-beggars-belief-during-day-of-conflicting-testimony?

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Feds: Oath Keepers sought ‘violent overthrow’ of government

WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates discussed using violence to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and when rioters started storming the Capitol they saw an opportunity to do it, a federal prosecutor told jurors Friday as the seditious conspiracy case wound toward a close.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-donald-trump-government-and-politics-c7390defc9c99dfd29760a04693948a6?

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Storming Capitol was ‘really stupid,’ Oath Keeper testifies

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Ohio bar owner who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style stack formation with fellow members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group told jurors Wednesday that it was a “really stupid” decision, saying she got swept up in what seemed to be a “very American moment.”

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-ohio-veterans-government-and-politics-20f5b6007d9363bcf70ecf3e78bd7fd4

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Oath Keepers’ Rhodes guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn President Joe Biden’s election, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

https://apnews.com/article/oath-keepers-founder-guilty-of-seditious-conspiracy-42affe1614425c6820f7cbe8fd18ba96?

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Sedition trial win bolsters Justice Dept. in Jan. 6 probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — The seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and another leader in the far-right extremist group show that jurors are willing to hold accountable not just the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but those who schemed to subvert the 2020 election.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-riots-government-and-politics-c5370d3cd9a21a9e556ee5f08454a23c

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Jury deliberates for 2nd day in Oath Keepers sedition case

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury weighed seditious conspiracy charges against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates for a second day without reaching a verdict Monday in a high-stakes trial stemming from the U.S. Capitol attack.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-donald-trump-government-and-politics-739e71b7bb0050e1bec01a253063e5e2

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Alaska lawmaker takes stand in case over Oath Keepers ties

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska lawmaker took the stand Wednesday in a case alleging his ties to the far-right group Oath Keepers disqualifies him from holding office.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-alaska-constitutions-government-and-politics-b3ed56ce121dc21e7adc932feab9c07e

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Alaska lawmaker with Oath Keepers ties eligible for office

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska lawmaker with ties to the far-right Oath Keepers group is eligible to hold office, a state judge ruled Friday.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-alaska-143b4fecd1854e07c4f25251f2d01b67

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Man who challenged Alaska lawmaker eligibility won’t appeal

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The man who unsuccessfully challenged Alaska state Rep. David Eastman’s eligibility to hold office — over Eastman’s membership in the far-right Oath Keepers group — does not plan to file an appeal.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-politics-united-states-government-alaska-coups-detat-d32184dcfecf6d2a7a50c815c8ca5da5

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Prosecutor: Riot was ‘moment to celebrate’ for Oath Keepers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Capitol riot was the culmination of weeks of preparation and a moment of triumph for the Oath Keepers, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday in closing argument in the second seditious conspiracy trial against members of the far-right extremist group.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-legal-proceedings-donald-trump-capitol-siege-60e4597ee3ad8c339ed618f2cc34bd47

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Four Oath Keepers convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack in the second major trial of far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power.

https://apnews.com/article/oath-keepers-seditious-conspiracy-conviction-2b9fb724c9839524d00ee389959e0e62

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4 guilty of conspiracy and obstruction in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial

Four people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted on Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol in the latest trial involving members of the far-right antigovernment extremist group.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/20/2159321/-4-guilty-of-conspiracy-and-obstruction-in-latest-Oath-Keepers-Jan-6-trial?

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Green Beret-turned-Oath Keeper with Jan. 6 ties sentenced to 7 years in Tampa case

Jeremy Brown was arrested in Tampa in Sept. 2021 and found guilty of having illegal weapons and possessing national security documents

https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/04/07/green-beret-turned-oath-keeper-with-jan-6-ties-sentenced-to-7-years-in-tampa-case/?

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Jan. 6 prosecutors seek 25 years for Oath Keepers’ Rhodes

The Justice Department is seeking 25 years in prison for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as a violent plot to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House, prosecutors said in court papers filed Friday.

https://apnews.com/article/stewart-rhodes-oath-keepers-seditious-conspiracy-sentencing-daba8199cbc1d98c54f042452696e9c8

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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers extremist group founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Capitol in a bid to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House after winning the 2020 election.

https://apnews.com/article/stewart-rhodes-oath-keepers-seditious-conspiracy-sentencing-b3ed4556a3dec577539c4181639f666c?

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2 more Oath Keepers sentenced to prison terms for Jan. 6 Capitol attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Army veterans who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with fellow members of the Oath Keepers were sentenced Friday to prison terms, a day after the far-right extremist group’s founder received a record-setting 18-years behind bars in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.

https://apnews.com/article/oath-keepers-seditious-conspiracy-sentencing-watkins-harrelson-73dcb93b0bcb6c33c88a812e6d7d811f

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The Long Game

Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Says He’s a Political Prisoner. Republicans Are Listening.

https://theintercept.com/2023/06/04/stewart-rhodes-oath-keepers-prison-sentence-pardon/?

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Oath Keepers founder Rhodes is barred from entering Washington or Capitol without court’s permission

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from entering Washington without the court’s approval after President Donald Trump commuted the extremist group leader’s 18-year prison sentence in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-rhodes-oath-keepers-3494fd3a8a707a79ac187694572eb58f?