Is the Oath Keepers horror show a demonic franchise of creatures who like to feed off American democracy conspiracy theories?
The American far-right anti-government militia claims to defend the Constitution of the United States but was not successful in defending itself in court. The group was incorporated in 2009 by founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes, an attorney, and former paratrooper.
A federal jury has found Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, and one of his top associates in the far-right militia group guilty of seditious conspiracy for their involvement on January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S Capitol.
Oath Keepers leader ELMER Stewart Rhodes and fellow group member Kelly Meggs were found guilty of seditious conspiracy as a jury reached a verdict in the historic criminal trial of five alleged leaders of the right-wing militia group.
Three other defendants were acquitted of the seditious conspiracy charge, the most serious offense against them, but Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, and the others, Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins, and Thomas Caldwell, were all convicted of obstructing an official proceeding.
Oath Keepers boss guilty of seditious conspiracy in 1/6 case https://apnews.com/article/oath-keepers-founder-guilty-of-seditious-con…
Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes was found guilty of seditious conspiracy on Jan. 6, 2021, attack https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/29/oath-keepers-tr…
Oath Keepers founder convicted of sedition in U.S. Capitol attack plot https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-jury-reaches-verdict-trial-oath-keeper…
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