Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers Leader, charged with SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY in Jan. 6 Investigation

[Nevilledog]

Last edited Thu Jan 13, 2022, 03:04 PM - Edit history (1)

Link to tweet

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/us/politics/oath-keepers-leader-arrested-in-jan-6-investigation.html

No paywall
https://archive.fo/aCyZi

Stewart Rhodes, the leader and founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was arrested on Thursday in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, his lawyer said.

The lawyer, Jonathan Moseley, said he was not yet aware of the charges Mr. Rhodes was facing, adding that F.B.I. agents took him into custody on Thursday afternoon.

The arrest of Mr. Rhodes was a major step forward in the sprawling investigation of the Capitol attack..

Mr. Rhodes, a former Army paratrooper who went on to earn a law degree at Yale, has been under investigation for his role in Jan. 6 since at least last spring when, against the advice of his lawyer, he sat down with F.B.I. agents for an interview in Texas. He was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, communicating by cellphone and a chat app with members of his team, many of whom went into the building. But there is no evidence that he entered the Capitol.

*snip*

[MagickMuffin]

1. Misinfo: founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia (make that Terrorists organization)

They ARE NOT a militia. So please quit referring to them as such. They ARE . . . . TERRORISTS though.

[L. Coyote]

22. Whoever violates this section shall be punished ... by death, or by imprisonment for any term ...

18 U.S. Code § 2332b - Acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries

(a) Prohibited Acts.—
(1) Offenses.—Whoever, involving conduct transcending national boundaries and in a circumstance described in subsection (b)—
(A) kills, kidnaps, maims, commits an assault resulting in serious bodily injury, or assaults with a dangerous weapon any person within the United States; or
(B) creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to any other person by destroying or damaging any structure, conveyance, or other real or personal property within the United States or by attempting or conspiring to destroy or damage any structure, conveyance, or other real or personal property within the United States; ....
... (1) Penalties.—Whoever violates this section shall be punished—
(A) for a killing, or if death results to any person from any other conduct prohibited by this section, by death, or by imprisonment for any term of years or for life;
(B) for kidnapping, by imprisonment for any term of years or for life;
(C) for maiming, by imprisonment for not more than 35 years;
(D) for assault with a dangerous weapon or assault resulting in serious bodily injury, by imprisonment for not more than 30 years;
(E) for destroying or damaging any structure, conveyance, or other real or personal property, by imprisonment for not more than 25 years; ........

18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy

If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

18 U.S. Code § 2331 - Definitions

.... (5) the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that—
(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
(B) appear to be intended—
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and
(C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States; and

[blogslug]

2. Good

[Pantagruel]

3. "charged with seditious conspiracy"

Is this the first one charged thusly?

[Goodheart]

6. Where did you see that wording?

[BumRushDaShow]

8. In the NYT article (I posted an excerpt in the WaPo LBN thread for this)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2852829

Oath Keepers Leader Charged With Conspiracy in Jan. 6 Investigation


By Alan Feuer and Adam Goldman
Jan. 13, 2022, 1:19 p.m. ET

Stewart Rhodes, the leader and founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was arrested on Thursday and charged with seditious conspiracy for organizing a wide-ranging plot to storm the Capitol last Jan. 6 and disrupt the certification of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s electoral victory, federal law enforcement officials said.

The arrest of Mr. Rhodes was a major step forward in the sprawling investigation of the Capitol attack and the case marked the first time that prosecutors had filed charges of sedition. According to his lawyer, Jonathon Moseley, Mr. Rhodes was arrested at shortly before 1 p.m.

Mr. Rhodes, a former Army paratrooper who went on to earn a law degree at Yale, has been under investigation for his role in Jan. 6 since at least last spring when, against the advice of his lawyer, he sat down with F.B.I. agents for an interview in Texas. He was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, communicating by cellphone and a chat app with members of his team, many of whom went into the building. But there is no evidence that he entered the Capitol.

The Oath Keepers, along with the Proud Boys, have emerged as the most prominent far-right extremists to have taken part in the assault on the Capitol. Prosecutors have collected reams of evidence against them, including encrypted cellphone chats and recordings of online meetings. They have charged its members not only with forcing their way into the building in a military-style “stack,” but also with stationing an armed “quick reaction force” at a hotel in Virginia to be ready to rush into Washington if needed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/us/politics/oath-keepers-leader-arrested-in-jan-6-investigation.html

[Goodheart]

10. Thank you! Makes my day.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. You are welcome

And let's hope the "Garland is doing absolutely nothing" stuff dies down... at least for a bit.

[Goodheart]

19. I will be very dissatisfied if the prosecutions end at this level.

But for today I am happy.

[EleanorR]

7. Yes. It's he and 10 others being charged.

Link to tweet

[eleny]

12. Whoot!

[Justice matters.]

24. Good.

Now up the chain of command (make em rat the top seditionists)!

[dalton99a]

9. +1

[L. Coyote]

23. "... with other persons known and unknown to the grand jury ....."

More indictment will likely drop.

[FoxNewsSucks]

26. That was also the chyron on TV

Seditious conspiracy. I want to see a lot more words like those two in connection with charges brought against MAGAt traitors.

[Ohio Joe]

4. Good

Another terrorist down.

[dalton99a]

5. Kick

At least four Oath Keepers who were at the Capitol that day and are cooperating with the government have sworn in court papers that the group intended to breach the building with the goal of obstructing the final certification of the Electoral College vote.

Mr. Rhodes has also attracted the attention of the House select committee investigating Jan. 6, which issued him a subpoena in November. In a letter at the time, House investigators noted that Mr. Rhodes had taken part in several events designed to question the 2020 presidential election throughout that fall and winter.

On Election Day, the letter said, Mr. Rhodes said that an “honest” count of the votes could only result in a victory for Mr. Trump and called on members of his group to “stock up on ammo” and prepare for a “full-on war in the streets.”

Within a week of Election Day, Mr. Rhodes had told the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones that he had men stationed outside Washington prepared to act at Mr. Trump’s command.

Around the same time, federal prosecutors say, he urged his fellow Oath Keepers at an online meeting to support Mr. Trump, calling him the “duly elected president” and adding: “You can call it an insurrection or you can call it a war or fight.”

[Pantagruel]

17. It's like a Mafia prosecution

Next up you tie this conspiracy to the politicians and move right up the ladder.

[HUAJIAO]

32. These guys need psychological counselling.

[Leghorn21]

11. Hmmm, not a big LOSER45 fan anymore

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/stewart-rhodes-arrested-jan-6/2022/01/13/558ecc42-7414-11ec-8b0a-bcfab800c430_story.html

[A HERETIC I AM]

14. "NAIL EM UP, I SAY! NAIL SOME SENSE INTO EM!"

I’ve been waiting to use that for years!

Nail them up and then bury them UNDER the jail.

Asshole.

Make an example out of him.

[mopinko]

15. working their way up the food chain.

this is great news.

[obamanut2012]

16. Yup, classic RICO charges!

Up the stairs.

[Leghorn21]

18. Just like they worked their way up the Capitol steps, mo! (2nd video)

Crowl and Watkins are seen ascending the Capitol's east steps as if in military formation with 9 others at 2:35 p.m. — roughly ten minutes after the first breach of the east doors. Filmed by @rstevensbrody, it quickly became one of the most notorious videos of the insurrection.

Link to tweet

[obamanut2012]

20. Watkins was one of the flippers

She was arrested very quickly, and scuttlebutt was she immediately flipped.

She lost her business, everything. She is trans, it is just mindboggling to me.

[Leghorn21]

21. Yes, I remember her sooooo well, o - seems like five years ago now

She just seemed like a sad, sad character to me

[dchill]

31. Sad, yes. But she was ALL IN ALL THE WAY.

And that can get you in trouble.

[obamanut2012]

35. It really does

[Historic NY]

25. He'll sing....

[FoxNewsSucks]

27. Lock his ass up!! And his conspirators.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

28. CNN report!

[Hekate]

29. Seditious Conspiracy. Those words roll deliciously off the tongue. Seditious Conspiracy.

and take TFG with you

[dchill]

30. "...went on to earn a law degree at Yale..."

I think he skipped a LOT of important classes.

[moondust]

33. Does he/they know the DNC/RNC bomber?

~
The Department of Justice accuses Mr Rhodes of working with other Oath Keepers - a loosely-knit militia that believes the US government has been corrupted by elites - to transport weapons and ammunition to Washington DC in their effort to block Mr Biden's presidency.
~
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59989124

"...at least four Oath Keepers who were at the Capitol that day ... are cooperating with the government..."

[AllaN01Bear]

34. yes.