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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Namita Singh

Oath Keepers militia leader tried to ask Trump to allow group to forcibly stop transfer of power, says DOJ

Reuters

Stewart Rhodes, the leader of one of the largest extremist groups in the United States, allegedly tried to ask Donald Trump through an intermediary to allow his militia group to “forcibly oppose the transfer of power” on 6 January 2021.

The Department of Justice made these allegations in a court submission against William Todd Wilson, another Oath Keepers member accused of trying to prevent the lawful transfer of presidential power by force last year.

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