'We want him to declare an insurrection, and to call us up as the militia,” said Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, according to new superseding indictment
, according to the latest conspiracy indictment against several members.
, if they have to,” Rhodes said in an online conference call before the Capitol siege, the indictment stated. According to the indictment, Rhodes also exchanged dozens of encrypted messages, phone calls, and other communications before and during the Capitol riot with co-defendants.“We’re going to defend the president, the duly elected president,” Rhodes said in the conference call, in details presented in the charging document. “Because if you don’t, guys, you’re going to be in a bloody, bloody civil war and a bloody ... insurrection, or you can call it a war or fight.
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Oath Keepers Leader Poised For Trump To Make Gang His 'Militia': Capitol Riot Indictment'We want him to declare an insurrection, and to call us up as the militia,” said Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, according to new superseding indictment.
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4 more charged in Oath Keepers Capitol riots conspiracy caseThe Department of Justice has added a further four defendants to its conspiracy case against the Oath Keepers over the far-right group's role in the U.S. Capitol riots, a new indictment unsealed Sunday shows.State of play: Prosecutors have laid criminal charges against at least 19 suspected Oath Keepers or associates in the largest case against any of the extremist groups that took part in the insurrection, per the Washington Post, which obtained the indictment made public by the D.C. District Court. Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeThese include Jon Ryan Schaffer, 53, the only Oath Keepers member known to have pleaded guilty over the deadly Jan. 6 siege.What's new: The newly released indictment shows multiple charges were laid against:William Isaacs, 21, of Kissimmee, Florida; Jason Dolan, 44, of Wellington, Fla., and Joseph Hackett, 51, of Sarasota, Fla., who appeared before magistrates in the state on Thursday. The name of a fourth defendant was redacted.Like this article? Get more from Axios and subscribe to Axios Markets for free.
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Oath Keepers Leader Poised For Trump To Make Gang His 'Militia': Capitol Riot Indictment'We want him to declare an insurrection, and to call us up as the militia,” said Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, according to new superseding indictment.
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4 more charged in Oath Keepers Capitol riots conspiracy caseThe Department of Justice has added a further four defendants to its conspiracy case against the Oath Keepers over the far-right group's role in the U.S. Capitol riots, a new indictment unsealed Sunday shows.State of play: Prosecutors have laid criminal charges against at least 19 suspected Oath Keepers or associates in the largest case against any of the extremist groups that took part in the insurrection, per the Washington Post, which obtained the indictment made public by the D.C. District Court. Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeThese include Jon Ryan Schaffer, 53, the only Oath Keepers member known to have pleaded guilty over the deadly Jan. 6 siege.What's new: The newly released indictment shows multiple charges were laid against:William Isaacs, 21, of Kissimmee, Florida; Jason Dolan, 44, of Wellington, Fla., and Joseph Hackett, 51, of Sarasota, Fla., who appeared before magistrates in the state on Thursday. The name of a fourth defendant was redacted.Like this article? Get more from Axios and subscribe to Axios Markets for free.
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