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Four Oath Keepers Convicted of Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy
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.
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Founder of Oath Keepers Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy Over Capitol Riot
Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday after a nearly two-month-long trial.
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Oath Keepers Boss Stewart Rhodes Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy in Capitol Riot Case
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
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Stewart Rhodes Testifies in Oath Keepers Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy Trial
The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers organization began testifying in his own defense at his seditious conspiracy trial on Friday, telling jurors that he thought the 2020 election was “unconstitutional” and that neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden were lawfully elected.
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DOJ Rests in Trial of Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes
Federal prosecutors rested their case Thursday against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates charged in the U.S. Capitol attack.
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Witness Details Oath Keepers' Cache of Weapons in Virginia Hotel Room 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.
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Oath Keepers Trial: Jan. 6 Was ‘Rebellion,' Prosecutor Says
Prosecutors are saying at the opening of the most serious case to reach trial in the attack on the U.S. Capitol that the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates planned for an “armed rebellion” to stop the transfer of presidential power. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Nestler delivered his opening statement Monday in Washington’s federal court in...
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Trump at Center of Oath Keepers Novel Defense in Jan. 6 Case
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.
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From Yale to Jail: Oath Keepers Founder Was Once Promising Law Grad
The founder of the militia group Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, was once a promising Yale Law School graduate.
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‘Fighting Fit': Trial to Show Oath Keepers' Road to Jan. 6
It’s been a long road to the upcoming Capitol riot trial of the the leader of the extremist group Oath Keepers. But the prosecution’s case against Stewart Rhodes covers a lot more than just the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021.
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Elected Officials, Police Chiefs on Leaked Oath Keepers List
The names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that’s accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Oath Keepers' Lawyer Arrested in Connection With Jan. 6
A lawyer for the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has been charged with conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said Thursday.
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Former Oath Keeper Warns of Potential for Future Extremist Violence
Former spokesman for the Oath Keepers extremist group Jason Van Tatenhove testified Tuesday before the Jan. 6 committee that he believes that without intervention, domestic extremism groups could incite violence in future elections. “We’ve gotten exceedingly lucky that more bloodshed did not happen.”
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Former Spokesman Says Oath Keepers Is a Dangerous Militia
Jason Van Tatenhove, the former spokesman for the Oath Keepers, called the organization a dangerous militia that he broke ties with when he heard core members denying that the Holocaust had occurred. “I think the best illustration for what the Oath Keepers are happened on Jan. 6 when we saw the stacked military formation going up the stairs of our…
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Jan. 6 Hearing to Focus on Trump Allies' Alleged Coordination With Extremist Groups
The Jan. 6 committee is preparing to highlight how violent extremist groups answered what one lawmaker says was Donald Trump’s “siren call” to come to Washington. The panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol is set to convene Tuesday. The committee is probing whether extremist groups coordinated with White House allies ahead of the violence. Leaders...
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Jan. 6 Panel ‘Connecting the Dots' Between Trump Associates and Oath Keepers
An upcoming hearing of the House committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection is expected to examine ties between people in former President Donald Trump’s orbit and extremist groups who played a role in the U.S. Capitol riot.
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Ex-Oath Keepers Spokesperson to Appear as Witness at Tuesday's Jan. 6 Hearing
Jason Van Tatenhove, who hasn’t been actively involved with the Oath Keepers since about 2017, is expected to speak about the far-right militia’s propaganda efforts and radicalization.
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EXPLAINER: a Look at Far-Right Extremists in Jan. 6 Riot
The first public hearing of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is expected to spotlight two far-right extremist groups whose members are accused of plotting for weeks to stop the peaceful transfer of power. Top leaders and members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers have been charged with seditious conspiracy in what authorities have described…
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New Evidence Reveals Coordination Between Oath Keepers, Three Percenters on Jan. 6
Evidence reviewed by NBC News shows a new connection between the Oath Keepers and a group of Three Percenters from California charged in connection with Jan. 6.
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Oath Keeper From NC Pleads Guilty to Seditious Conspiracy
A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to conspiring with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group to forcefully halt the peaceful transfer of power after President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.