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applegrove

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Fri Apr 2, 2021, 10:30 PM Apr 2021

New indictment reveals Oath Keepers' chaotic drive to Capitol, flood of communications on Jan 6

New indictment reveals Oath Keepers’ chaotic drive to Capitol, flood of communications on Jan. 6

Apr 02, 2021 7:37pm Eastern Daylight Time by David Neiwert, Daily Kos Staff

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2021/4/2/2024203/-New-indictment-reveals-Oath-Keepers-chaotic-drive-to-Capitol-flood-of-communications-on-Jan-6

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Between careering around the streets of Washington, D.C., in commandeered golf carts and exchanging nearly 20 phone calls, the Oath Keepers and their leaders were very busy fellows in the hours and minutes leading up to the invasion of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in which they played leading roles, according to a filing this week by federal prosecutors.

The new indictment filed Thursday adds two Oath Keepers who acted as bodyguards for former Donald Trump aide Roger Stone at the pro-Trump rally that day, Robert Minuta and Joshua James, to the conspiracy case that now includes 12 Oath Keepers—but so far, not the paramilitary organization’s founder, Stewart Rhodes. However, the new filing lays out the central role Rhodes (identified only as “Person 1”) in coordinating his members as they created a “stack” formation that overwhelmed police barricades.

The document describes a harrowing ride by Minuta, James, and others in a group of golf carts they took to get to the Capitol through D.C. traffic. Minuta, dressed in “battle apparel”—hard-knuckle tactical gloves, ballistic goggles, a radio with an earpiece and bear spray— apparently texted a running commentary as the passenger.

“Patriots are storming the Capitol building; there’s violence against patriots by the D.C. police; so we’re en route in a grand theft auto golf cart to the Capitol building right now . . . it’s going down, guys; it’s literally going down right now Patriots storming the Capitol building . . .” Minuta allegedly stated during the drive.

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New indictment reveals Oath Keepers' chaotic drive to Capitol, flood of communications on Jan 6 (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2021 OP
Criminally bizarre - but OFF TOPIC/frivolous, "careering around... DC" unintended pun (careening). UTUSN Apr 2021 #1
Overgrown second graders gratuitous Apr 2021 #2

UTUSN

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1. Criminally bizarre - but OFF TOPIC/frivolous, "careering around... DC" unintended pun (careening).
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 10:42 PM
Apr 2021

And Keystone Kops: golf carts with "battle" costumes.






gratuitous

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2. Overgrown second graders
Fri Apr 2, 2021, 10:47 PM
Apr 2021

Unlike Grand Theft Auto, boys, you're not going to get a reset. And jail is going to be very real.

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