What is seditious conspiracy and why is it a big deal? Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes and his 10 co-defendants are the first to face seditious conspiracy charges in more than a decade The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022
Trump can’t be blamed by militia group at Jan. 6 trial, US says Members of a right-wing militia group facing trial on the most serious charges stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection should be barred from trying to blame former President Donald Trump for their actions, the Justice Department told a judge. Tribune News Service · Jul 30, 2022
‘Trump will lose his mind’: The 6 Jan hearings vow to ‘change history’. Here’s what to expect The panel’s first hearing in prime time will feature a filmmaker who captured footage of a meeting between Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes, Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg report The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022
Proud Boys documentarian to be among first Jan. 6 witnesses A documentary filmmaker who recorded members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group as they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, says he will testify during the first hearing of the House panel investigating the insurrection The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022
Ex-Proud Boys leader to stay jailed until Capitol riot trial A federal judge has ruled that former Proud Boys national chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio must remain jailed while awaiting trial on charges that he conspired with other members of the far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol The Independent UK · May 28, 2022
Militia leader charged with Jan. 6 sedition to remain locked up WASHINGTON — Elmer Stewart Rhodes, the Yale Law School graduate who founded the right-wing Oath Keepers militia group, lost his bid to be freed from jail while he awaits a trial for seditious conspiracy over his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2022
Meeting between Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders reportedly under investigation in Capitol riot probe The meeting between Enrique Tarrio and Elmer Stewart Rhodes is being investigated by FBI agents The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022
"Could endanger others": Oath Keepers leader denied bail on Capitol riot sedition charge The judge expressed concern Stewart Rhodes could be a flight risk, noting he'd installed "elaborate escape tunnels" in his backyard. Axios · Jan 27, 2022
Oath Keepers militia members, led by Yale lawyer, plead not guilty to Jan. 6 sedition WASHINGTON — Elmer Stewart Rhodes, the Yale Law School graduate who founded the right-wing Oath Keepers militia group, pleaded not guilty to seditious conspiracy for his role in the assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters. Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2022