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An investigation by WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project found some have troubling backgrounds that include allegations of excessive force, improper searches and racist comments on the job. At least nine of them remain on the police force, even after newly elected Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed to rid the […]
[1/3] Members of the Oath Keepers militia group, including Jessica Marie Watkins (Left), stand among supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protesting against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, on the east front steps of the U.S. Capitol in… Read more WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) – Two members […]
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Four more members of the far-right Oath Keepers were found guilty on Monday of seditious conspiracy for taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump, in another big win for federal prosecutors. The verdict marks the end of the second major […]
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, and another leader of the right-wing group, were found guilty on Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters, an important win for the Justice Department. The verdicts against Rhodes and four
Oath Keepers: Two members of far-right militia guilty of US sedition BBC Source link
A pro-gun, anti-government group launched by Mr Rhodes in 2009, the Oath Keepers is named after the oath of service that police, military and other officials take. They focused recruitment efforts on people with military and law enforcement experience, along with other first responders. Source link
WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) – A federal prosecutor on Friday urged a Washington jury to convict far-right Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four of his associates for plotting to use force on Jan. 6, 2021, to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s election. “There were lawful ways to deal with the election. There […]
A member of the far-right Oath Keepers told a jury on Wednesday that she got “swept up” in the moment when she stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, comparing it to the same feeling shoppers get on Black Friday when they rush to buy flat-screen televisions. In at times emotional testimony, Jessica Watkins […]
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) – A member of the far-right Oath Keepers told a jury on Wednesday that she got “swept up” in the moment when she stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, comparing it to the same feeling shoppers get on Black Friday when they rush to buy flat-screen televisions. In at […]
WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the U.S. far-right Oath Keepers group, told a jury on Monday he never ordered members to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and he thought it was “stupid” that some of them decided to enter the building. Rhodes, a Yale Law-educated former U.S. […]