Oath Keepers attorney Kellye SoRelle was arrested Sept. 1 in Texas and charged with four federal counts related to alleged obstruction of the peaceful transfer of power from President Donald Trump to Joseph Biden Jr. in January 2021.
SoRelle, 43, was arrested in Junction, Texas, on a warrant from the District of Columbia.
Attorney Kellye SoRelle. (LinkedIn)
She was charged (pdf) with conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, aiding and abetting the obstruction of an official proceeding, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, and obstruction of justice – tampering with documents.
Her indictment could throw a wrench into the Sept. 26 trial of Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III and several members and associates of the group. SoRelle was expected to be called as a defense witness to testify that there was no seditious conspiracy for the Oath Keepers to attack the Capitol or influence the counting of electoral votes….