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Oath Keepers militia trial tests prosecutors in U.S. Capitol riot cases

The trial of Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, is set to begin next week in what could be the biggest test for the U.S. Justice Department in its quest to hold former President Donald Trump's supporters accountable for their Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the…

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

Who are the Oath Keepers on trial for the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack?

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four other defendants linked to the far-right group are on trial for charges of seditious conspiracy and other felonies arising from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by then-President Donald Trump's supporters.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

Jan 6 audio: Oath Keepers react to Trump

Donald Trump threatened "big problems" if he is indicted for mishandling classified documents

Salon · Sep 16, 2022

Judge nixes Oath Keepers leader's bid to delay Jan. 6 trial

The high-profile seditious conspiracy trial for the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group will begin later his month after a judge rejected a last-minute bid by Stewart Rhodes to replace his lawyers and delay his case

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Two constables, four police chiefs and over 3,000 other Texans were members of the Oath Keepers, report says

A recent analysis of Oath Keepers’ membership rolls leaked last year found that Texas had more members of the far-right extremist group than any other state — and the most who worked as elected officials, law enforcement officers or members of the military.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 7, 2022

Hundreds of elected officials, military and law enforcement on leaked Oath Keepers list, report finds

Sheriffs, police chiefs, candidates for public office and state officials are listed among the thousands of names in membership data connected to the far-right anti-government militia group

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Elected officials, police chiefs on leaked Oath Keepers list

A new report says that 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, riot at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Oath Keepers founder fires attorneys and demands Jan 6 committee transcripts ahead of trial

Stewart Rhodes is charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with Capitol attack

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Will Bunch: Prophets, 'Pizzagaters' and an Oath Keeper: A field guide to Doug Mastriano World

It’s now September — that time of year when political candidates start changing their colors weeks ahead of the autumn leaves. None more so than Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who in his right-wing media hits — the Christian nationalist continues to shun mainstream outlets, with the…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 2, 2022

Oath Keepers lawyer arrested on Jan. 6 conspiracy charge

WASHINGTON — A top lawyer with the Oath Keepers militia group was arrested Thursday on charges that she participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and conspired with others to obstruct certification of the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service · Sep 2, 2022