Oath Keepers founder directed Capitol rioters on January 6, Justice Department says

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The founder of the Oath Keepers, the right-wing paramilitary group, was giving directions before and during the Capitol riot to extremists already charged in the largest conspiracy case related to January 6.

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The founder of the Oath Keepers was giving directions before and during the US Capitol riot to alleged extremist conspirators among the right-wing paramilitary group, the Justice Department said in court filings Monday and Tuesday.

The new details begin to capture more about the leadership and network within the Oath Keepers around the insurrection, as prosecutors fight to keep defendants in jail and charge additional members of the group.

Monday night's filing highlighted newly disclosed communications over the messaging app Signal that investigators have found from Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers' founder, and regional Oath Keepers leaders.

The Justice Department describes Rhodes as a central presence among the Oath Keepers during the siege, telling some where to go and gathering with them in person at the Capitol.



Prosecutors have gradually been building out a major Capitol riot conspiracy case against nine Oath Keepers. The new details about Rhodes, which come in arguments to keep another alleged Oath Keeper who was arrested early in the investigation in jail, is the first time the Justice Department has offered a bigger picture of directions given that day and shared publicly what they've learned about the involvement of the Oath Keepers' national leader. Before this week, nine Oath Keepers from different states had been charged in a conspiracy case.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/09/politics/oath-keepers-capitol-riot-justice-department/index.html

[TheRealNorth]

1. Why hasn't he (Stewart Rhodes) been charged?

I hope its because they got him under surveillance/wiretap.

[spanone]

2. May I add.....with help from the trump white house.

Not in the article...my 2 cents worth.

[Hekate]

3. KnR