'For a whole year after the insurrection at the Capitol, we heard from countless Republicans who downplayed the seriousness of what took place on Jan6th because no one was being changed with sedition,' said Rep. Ilhan Omar. 'Maybe their rhetoric will ...
"For a whole year after the insurrection at the Capitol, we heard from countless Republicans who downplayed the seriousness of what took place on #Jan6th because no one was being changed with sedition," said Rep. Ilhan Omar."Maybe their rhetoric will change now."Eleven members of the so-called"Oath Keepers"—including the right-wing extremist group's leader—have been charged with seditious conspiracy for actions related to the January 6, 2021 assault on the U.S.
It cites a message on the encrypted application Signal two days after President Joe Biden won the 2020 election in which Rhodes wrote: "We aren't getting through this without a civil war. Too late for that. Prepare your mind, body, spirit." Rhodes was arrested Thursday, as was Edward Vallejo, who is identified as a"quick reaction force" leader in the indictment. QRF teams, according to the indictment,"were prepared to rapidly transport firearms and other weapons into Washington, D.C." to support the Oath Keepers' operations that day.
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