Feds Broaden Indictment Against Oath Keepers

Feds Broaden Indictment Against Oath Keepers

U.S. prosecutors broadened a seditious conspiracy charge against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and eight co-defendants, the Washington Post reports.The new indictment does not allege new facts, but gives the Justice Department more leeway in proving a violation of the historically rare, Civil War-era charge in this case.

Prosecutors broaden conspiracy indictment of Oath Keepers

Indictment alleges far-right group coordinated to use force to combat federal government.

U.S. broadens Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy indictment of Oath Keepers

A superseding indictment adds a second prong by which prosecutors can ask a jury to find Stewart Rhodes and accused co-conspirators guilty at a trial set for Sept. 26.

Ted Nugent, rocker and lifetime member of far-right Oath Keepers, endorses Kevin Rinke

Nugent, who has long been outspoken about his political beliefs, is also a lifetime member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, which has been thrust into the national spotlight for their central role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

DOJ requests inquiry into reported payments to Oath Keepers lawyers

The Department of Justice is looking to determine whether lawyers representing members of the right-wing group Oath Keepers are receiving legal funds from an outside entity and whether such support would be improper.

DOJ wants to know if Sidney Powell is funding the Oath Keepers’ defense in Jan. 6 conspiracy case

Multiple reports say members got money from ex-Trump lawyer's nonprofit.