WASHINGTON—Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has tested positive for COVID-19, Judge Amid Mehta announced on Oct. 24 at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse.
Rhodes, one of five defendants in the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial, contracted COVID-19 over the weekend, according to his attorney, Edward Tarpley. The D.C. Detention Center is keeping Rhodes in total isolation, allowing him no phone calls or contact with his lawyers.
Mehta had hoped to finish the trial before Nov. 7, but now, most probably, it will last past the midterm elections. The judge said that the D.C. Detention Center, where Rhodes is being held, has a 10-day quarantine policy when someone gets infected with the disease. However, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) policy, Mehta told the court it might be possible to adhere to five days of quarantine instead….