The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates planned for an 'armed rebellion' to stop the transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors told jurors Monday at the opening of the most serious case to reach trial yet in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Prosecutors will start to present their case Monday against members of a far-right militia facing charges in connection to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The founder of the group is from Granbury.The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates planned for an "armed rebellion" to stop the transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors told jurors Monday at the opening of the most serious case to reach trial yet in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
"The story the government is trying to tell you today is completely wrong," said Rhodes's lawyer, Phillip Linder. "Even though it may look inflammatory, they did nothing illegal." An Oath Keeper, brought on to provide security, stands guard during a pro-Donald Trump rally at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Berkeley, California on April 27, 2017.
Nestler read a host of messages, saying they showed the group becoming became increasingly desperate for action as the date approached. On Christmas Day, Meggs wrote they would have to make senators very "uncomfortable." Rhodes said in one message that Trump "needs to know that if he fails to act, then we will." When asked about a possible civil war, Caldwell responded: "I'm starting it the night of the 6th, if necessary.
The air was heavy with pepper spray and smoke as Watkins tried to push toward the Senate chamber, Nestler said. "Simply entering the building was not enough," he said. They "needed to do more, they needed to actually get to the senators." But that bravado quickly turned to worry as the Oath Keepers realized how much trouble they could be in, Neslter said.
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