Stewart Rhodes’ estranged wife, Tasha Adams, suggested texts could undermine his claims that the Oath Keepers were working a legitimate security job and protecting rally-goers on Jan. 6.
“Speaking of fucking... if you need some come on over,” Rhodes texted general counselon Jan. 2, 2021, according to a message shown in court. “Maybe I’ll drag you into my hotel room and throw you on the bed then.”
“I think it’s quite clear from the context of the statements that these are personal text messages and do not meet the definition” of attorney-client privilege, Mehta said on Thursday. Prosecutors say shedding more light on the relationship will bolster their argument that Rhodes and other far-right militia members executed a long-planned mission to “shatter a bedrock of American democracy” with their actions at and around the riot. Five Oath Keepers, including Rhodes, are currently on trial for charges of seditious conspiracy, a rare Civil War-era offense that is the most serious allegation lobbed at anyone in connection with the attack.
Adams filed to divorce Rhodes in 2018. The case has stalled in court for years, with Rhodes fighting the proceedings. Following the Capitol riot, Adams and her adult childrenabout Rhodes’ alleged misbehavior toward family members, and his political radicalization. Now, Adams said she hopes to have successfully divorced her ex by the end of the year.
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