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Morgan Music

Former Oath Keepers Leader, Who Was Convicted of Sedition But Had Sentence Commuted by Trump, Wants to Work for the FBI

Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, the founder and former leader of the Oath Keepers was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy related to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Credit: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

The founder and former leader of the far-right antigovernment extremist group—the Oath Keepers—declared Thursday that he wants to work for the FBI or for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

Elmer Stewart Rhodes III was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy related to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but his sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump. Now, he says his focus is on freeing what he calls "political prisoners" and reforming law enforcement agencies.

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