Member Of The Oath Keepers Conspiracy Will Admit To Stashing Guns Outside DC For Jan. 6

[Nevilledog]

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Ryan J. Reilly
@ryanjreilly
BREAKING: A man in the Oath Keeper stack has testified before a grand jury under a plea deal with the federal government that includes a cooperation component. Mark Grods is in court this afternoon.

Oath Keeper Associate Who Stormed Capitol In Golf Cart Will Cooperate With Government
Mark Grods, who was part of the Oath Keepers military "stack," testified before a grand jury as part of a plea deal, federal prosecutors said.
huffpost.com
7:14 AM · Jun 30, 2021

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-grods-oath-keeper-capitol-attack-trump_n_60dc7417e4b058eea49d79ad?4g


A Donald Trump supporter who teamed up with members of the Oath Keepers to storm the U.S. Capitol building has testified before a grand jury and reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors in which he admits he entered into a conspiracy to obstruct the Jan. 6 certification of Joe Biden’s Electoral College win.

Mark Grods, according to a criminal information filed ahead of his plea agreement hearing on Wednesday afternoon, will admit he was part of a military “stack” formation and entered the Capitol building carrying a large stick on Jan. 6. Grods will admit that he brought firearms to Washington, D.C., and “eventually provided them to another individual to store in a Virginia hotel.” (Trump supporters wanted to bring weapons to the Capitol on Jan. 6, but were worried they’d be stopped by law enforcement before they reached the Capitol under D.C. gun laws.)

Grods stayed in the Mayflower Hotel, according to the criminal information, and entered the Capitol building through the eastern doors to the rotunda “minutes after” others Grods traveled with “entered the same doors and assaulted law enforcement officers in the Rotunda.” He entered the building “with a large stick,” the agreement said.

The two-count criminal information, which charges Grods with the conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding as well as aiding and abetting, includes a cooperation component.

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Christopher Miller
@ChristopherJM
New via @zoetillman: A Member Of The Alleged Oath Keepers Conspiracy Will Admit To Stashing Guns Outside DC For Jan. 6

Mark Grods is set to plead guilty on Wednesday afternoon to two felony counts.

A Member Of The Alleged Oath Keepers Conspiracy Will Admit To Stashing Guns Outside DC For Jan. 6
Mark Grods testified before the grand jury as part of his plea deal.
buzzfeednews.com
8:45 AM · Jun 30, 2021

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/oath-keepers-guns-jan-6-capitol-riots

WASHINGTON — A member of the alleged Oath Keepers conspiracy who cut a deal with prosecutors will admit he stashed guns at a Virginia hotel as part of preparations for demonstrations at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Mark Grods is set to plead guilty on Wednesday afternoon to two felony counts for conspiracy and obstructing Congress. Grods will confirm the government’s long-standing allegation that members of the Oath Keepers who came to Washington, DC, to oppose Congress’ certification of the election were prepared for violence and arranged to store firearms outside of the city that could be brought in on short notice.

Grods agreed to cooperate with investigators as part of his plea deal, and prosecutors asked a judge earlier this week to keep his case under seal while he worked with the government, including testifying for the grand jury. The charges and confirmation of his cooperation were unsealed Wednesday morning; he’s set to appear before a judge later in the day to formally enter a guilty plea.

Grods is the third person with ties to the Oath Keepers, a far-right militant group, to plead guilty in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection, and the second person to do so who is part of the conspiracy case. A week ago, Graydon Young pleaded guilty to conspiracy and also agreed to cooperate as part of his deal with the government. Unlike Grods, Young had been publicly identified before as part of the Oath Keepers investigation.

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[MagickMuffin]

1. So . . . Does this mean he won't receive punishment?

I want him to face jail time.

[Vinca]

3. No. He'll probably do some time, but it will be a whole lot less time since he's cooperating.

I'm hoping one of these people spill the beans about coordinating with Trump's people directly or any people in Congress. The FBI must be finding some interesting connections on their cellphones.

[tanyev]

4. As tourists are wont to do.

[Nevilledog]

6. I always stash my cache of weapons in a neighboring state when I'm on vacation.

[crickets]

5. K&R for visibility.