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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alex Woodward

Judge lays into Oath Keepers founder for his ‘bewildering’ attempt to delay trial on Jan 6 charges

AP

The federal judge overseeing a case against the founder of the far-right anti-government group the Oath Keepers and several of its members has rejected an attempt to delay the trial, which is set to begin in Washington DC within three weeks.

Despite his effort to fire them, Stewart Rhodes will be represented by the attorneys he rebuked in a court filing this week, according to US District Court Judge Amit Mehta.

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