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Oath Keepers leader talks to Jan. 6 panel from federal jail

Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, has appeared remotely before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

Seditious conspiracy is rarely proven. The Oath Keepers trial is a litmus test

Extensive planning and tangible action by the far-right militia group’s members provide ‘strong grounds’ for case, experts say

The Guardian - US · Jan 28, 2022

Oath Keeper had elaborate escape tunnels

Tasha Adams, the wife of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, shared photos of his "tunnel system" on Twitter

Salon · Jan 27, 2022

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes to remain jailed pending trial in Capitol riot case

FORT WORTH, Texas — Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers who was charged with seditious conspiracy in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will be held without bail until his trial, according to a decision Wednesday from Federal Magistrate Judge Kimberly C.…

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2022

Magistrate orders Oath Keepers leader jailed until trial

A federal magistrate has ordered the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group to remain behind bars until he goes on trial for sedition

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

Oath Keepers member says Jan. 6 panel is obstructing his criminal case

WASHINGTON — A Florida member of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia charged in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection accused Congress of obstructing the criminal case against him, signaling one possible long-shot defense at a trial set for July.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2022

Ten members of Oath Keepers plead not guilty to seditious conspiracy charges over Capitol riot

Far-right militia group members to stand trial in July on most-serious charges yet in connection with attack

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022

Oath Keepers militia members, led by Yale lawyer, plead not guilty to Jan. 6 sedition

WASHINGTON — The founder of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia and several of its members pleaded not guilty to “seditious conspiracy” for their roles in the January 2021 insurrection, signaling a drawn out fight over the most serious charges so far stemming from the assault on the Capitol.

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 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

YouTube deactivates channels linked to Oath Keepers following arrest of group members

Group’s leader, Stewart Rhodes, also had his personal channel deleted from the video-sharing platform

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022