A Federal Bureau of Investigation agent testified in the seditious conspiracy trial for members of the Oath Keepers militia that fewer than two dozen members of the far-right group were actually present in the nation’s capital.
WASHINGTON — A Federal Bureau of Investigation agent testified Tuesday in the seditious conspiracy trial of members of the Oath Keepers militia that fewer than two dozen members of the far-right group were actually present in the nation’s capital when supporters of then-President Donald Trump engaged in a riot to try to block the Electoral College certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.
Prosecutors in the case have often portrayed the Oath Keepers as an organization that counts thousands of members across the country, and whose leaders, particularly Stewart Rhodes, had discussed using violence to extend Trump’s tenure as president and block Biden from replacing him.While cross-examining Cody, one defense lawyer said that in the weeks before the Jan.
In an open letter published Dec. 14, 2020, on the Oath Keepers website, Rhodes and Kelly SoRelle, an Oath Keepers lawyer and close Rhodes associate, told Trump that he “must use the insurrection act to stop the steal and defeat the coup,” adding that “millions of American military and law enforcement veterans” were standing by for Trump’s orders.A member of the Oath Keepers stands guard during a rally in front of the Supreme Court, Jan. 5, 2021.
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