Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III testified on Dec. 19 in an Alaska civil trial that he never ordered anyone into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and that the nearly yearlong federal prosecution of him amounts to “persecution by our political enemies.” Speaking from the Alexandria City Jail in Virginia, Rhodes told…
Jan. 6 Criminal Case is ‘Persecution by Our Political Enemies,’ Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Testifies in Alaska Civil Trial
Oath Keepers Founder Testifies in Alaska Civil Trial, Says He Was ‘Wrongly Accused and Wrongly Convicted’
Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III testified on Dec. 19 in an Alaska civil trial that he never ordered anyone into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and that the nearly yearlong federal prosecution of him amounts to “persecution by our political enemies.” Speaking from the Alexandria City Jail in Virginia, Rhodes told…
Jan. 6 Committee Proposes Charges Against 4 Lawmakers
Jan. 6 committee panel proposed charges on Dec. 19 in Washington against four U.S. Representatives related to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Besides the suggested charges on then-President Donald Trump and his former advisor John Eastman, the Jan. 6 committee referred charges on House Minority Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), and Rep. Andy…
Jan. 6 Panel Refers Four Republicans to Ethics Committee
The January 6 committee referred four Republican lawmakers to the House Ethics Committee on Dec. 19 for defying subpoenas earlier this year. The referrals names House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) During the same session, the committee recommended criminal charges against former President Donald Trump related…
Tennessee Men Allegedly Planned Attack on Jan. 6 Investigators, FBI Field Office
Two Tennessee men were arrested after allegedly planning to kill law enforcement personnel and attack the FBI’s field office in Knoxville, Tennessee, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee. In a criminal complaint filed on Friday, Edward Kelley, 33, and Austin Carter, 26, were charged with conspiracy, retaliating against a federal…
Jan. 6 Panel Votes to Refer Trump for Criminal Charges
A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Dec. 19 voted to refer former President Donald Trump for criminal charges, including a charge that would, if a conviction is secured, bar him from becoming president again. Members of the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol cast the votes for…
Attorney Says Jan. 6 Prisoner ‘Will Die’ in Jail, Files Motion for Immediate Pretrial Release
The attorney for a Jan. 6 prisoner is so concerned over the condition of his client’s rapidly failing health that he filed a motion for immediate release and an emergency request for a hearing. Jan. 6 prisoner Christopher Quaglin has been incarcerated for 19 months. The first motion (pdf), filed Aug. 21, explained that the…
Jan 6 Defendant Conspired to Kill FBI Agents: Filing
A man who allegedly entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is now being accused of conspiring to kill FBI agents. Edward Kelley, 33, has been charged with conspiracy, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, and other charges, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Dec. 16. Kelley, of Tennessee, had been free…
Iowa Man Sentenced to 5 Years Over Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
An Iowa man who was among the first people to breach the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to five years in prison in relation to five felony charges related to the breach. Douglas Jensen, 43, was also given three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution….
‘Absurd’ to Call Oath Keepers Insurrectionists or a National Security Threat, Former FBI Agent Testifies
The Oath Keepers did not try to overthrow the U.S. government on Jan. 6 and are not a threat to national security because the group is anti-tyranny, not anti-government, a former FBI agent and Department of Defense analyst testified Dec. 15-16 in Alaska Superior Court. John Guandolo, who handled counter-terrorism and criminal investigations during nearly…
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