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Oath Keeper wanted to stop Biden win ‘one way or the other’

WASHINGTON — A military veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol with the Oath Keepers testified that members of the far-right militia group were set on stopping the certification of the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021, with violence, if necessary.

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Testimony: Oath Keepers ready to use 'any means necessary'

A member of the Oath Keepers says the extremist group was prepared on Jan_ 6, 2021, to stop the certification of President Joe Biden’s electoral victory by “any means necessary.”

The Independent UK

Oath Keeper wanted U.S. Congress to 'be afraid' of certifying Biden win

A Florida member of the far-right Oath Keepers testified on Tuesday that he had been ready to use violence to stop the U.S. Congress from certifying Republican Donald Trump's election defeat, saying he wanted lawmakers to "be afraid."

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‘I’ll drag you into bed later’: Racy texts between Oath Keepers’ leader and lawyer revealed during sedition hearing

The group’s attorney is facing obstruction of justice charges

The Independent UK

What we learned from the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial so far

Stewart Rhodes and four others face seditious conspiracy charges for their roles in the Capitol attack

The Independent UK

Secret Service met with Oath Keepers before January 6, official confirms

Agency says contact was part of standard intelligence-gathering duties

The Independent UK

Trial: Trump tweet about 'wild' protest energized extremists

A jury has seen evidence of how a tweet by then-President Donald Trump from December 2020 energized members of the far-right Oath Keepers before some of its members joined in the attack on the U.S. Capitol a few weeks later

The Independent UK

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Key moments from the Oath Keepers trial

Every trial has its own peculiar rhythms. The first seditious conspiracy case to stem from the Capitol riot is no exception.

WEKU

Oath Keepers jury hears about massive weapon cache on Jan. 6

A member of the Oath Keepers who traveled to Washington before the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol testified Wednesday about a massive cache of weapons the far-right extremist group stashed in a Virginia hotel room

The Independent UK

Doyle McManus: Right-wing militia leaders, on trial for sedition, continue to threaten democracy

Five leaders of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing militia that played a leading role in storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, went on trial last week in Washington.

Los Angeles Times

Who are the attorneys for Oath Keeper founder Stewart Rhodes at his sedition trial?

DALLAS — Two veteran Dallas attorneys are embarking on an “extremely novel” defense in the biggest criminal trial of their careers.

Tribune News Service

Oath Keepers leader blew dues on hookers

Ex-wife claims that while Rhodes spent lavishly, she and her six children suffered and ate canned oatmeal

Salon

‘We must defeat them’: new evidence details Oath Keepers’ ‘civil war’ timeline

Testimony from government’s first witness showed militia group’s leader had planned resistance well before election results were out

The Guardian - US

Oath Keepers threatened a ‘bloody civil war’ over Biden’s win in 2020

WASHINGTON — The Oath Keepers threatened a “bloody civil war” against a “puppet regime” if Joe Biden took the White House from Donald Trump, according to chat messages shown to jurors in the first Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial.

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The Oath Keepers boss and Secret Service

Founder Stewart Rhodes claimed to have the phone number of an agent who had contact with Donald Trump

Reuters

Oath Keepers founder spoke of 'bloody' war ahead of U.S. Capitol attack

Prosecutors in the trial of five Oath Keepers members on Friday showed a jury fresh evidence that the right-wing militia group's founder Stewart Rhodes told his followers ahead of last year's U.S. Capitol attack there would be a "bloody" war if then-President Donald Trump failed to reverse his 2020 election…

The Independent UK

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Ex-Oath Keeper: Group leader claimed Secret Service contact

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told a member of the extremist group before the 2020 election that he had a contact in the Secret Service

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Salon

The Oath Keepers' "cheat code" defense

Stewart Rhodes all but promised his followers he had "one neat trick" to evade criminal charges for sedition

Tribune News Service

Secret audio played at Oath Keepers’ trial shows alleged Jan. 6 plotting

WASHINGTON — Oath Keepers’ founder Stewart Rhodes was recorded saying at a meeting of his far-right group days after the 2020 election that their “mission” was to travel to Washington to stand up against what he viewed as a fraudulent presidential race.

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers founder: Be 'ready to fight' after Trump loss

Messages show that hours after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election, the leader of the Oath Keepers extremist group was discussing how to push President Donald Trump to go further in his fight to cling to power

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers trial – live: FBI testifies as leader Stewart Rhodes and others face conspiracy charges

Far-right anti-government militia members face historic charges tied to Capitol riots

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers sedition trial: Secret recordings played to jury reveal plans for Jan 6 ‘fight’

Far-right anti-government militia members face historic charges tied to Capitol riots

The Independent UK

‘We must defeat them’: Stewart Rhodes urged allies to reject 2020 outcome hours after Election Day, trial hears

Far-right militia leader called on group to resist Biden’s victory – days before the results were in. Then he messaged Roger Stone: ‘We need to roll’

Tribune News Service

Oath Keepers planned ‘armed rebellion’ on Jan. 6, DOJ says

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors cast the Oath Keepers as a threat to democracy in the first seditious conspiracy trial to stem from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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