Rep. Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage, chairs the Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and stressed that the hearing was strictly informational into the Oath Keepers, and not an investigation or inquisition into Rep. David Eastman.
Tuck said the national Oath Keepers did not respond to an invitation to speak at the hearing. He added that a representative of the Virginia branch did respond, but said it wasn’t affiliated with the national organization, and that they weren’t surprised that national Oath Keepers are keeping a “low profile.”
The hearing was held after legislators have heard some public outcry about Eastman’s membership of the Oath Keepers, and claims that his membership makes himTuck said he hoped the hearings could relieve some “public tension” about Eastman, but stressed again that they were intended to be informational about the Oath Keepers and the national organization’s alleged role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
He has not denounced the Oath Keepers, but he has said that people who engaged in violence should be prosecuted, along with those who have slandered people who did not.critical of the Anti-Defamation League, suggesting it has “Marxist” priorities. He also called for donations to a legal defense fund “to help defray the costs of legal expenses as he stands on the front lines fighting for Alaska’s future.
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