The trial is the second brought by the government against Oath Keepers members present during the 2021 attack on the Capitol during the joint session of Congress when the 2020 electoral votes were being counted.
The trial, set to proceed through the remainder of the year, is the second brought by the government against Oath Keepers members present during the 2021 attack on the Capitol during the joint session of Congress when theFour codefendants — Roberto Minuta, Joseph Hackett, David Moerschel and Edward Vallejo — are accused of conspiring to stop the peaceful transfer of power from former President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden, along with other felonies like destroying property and evidence.
Though Rhodes was not present in the courtroom, federal prosecutors and defense counsel both brought him up in their opening arguments — the government, topresent in Oath Keepers correspondence, and the defense to distance their clients from those messages. Scott Weinberg, defense attorney for Moerschel, rebutted the characterization by belittling Rhodes, calling him a"right-wing televangelist" who"lives off [militia] dues." According to Weinberg, his client was manipulated by Rhodes and other conservative media personalities who profited off Trump's false claims."This is a bunch of people who are out of shape, overweight, elderly, and wanted to play military," Weinberg said.
," with the purpose of stopping members of Congress from certifying Biden's 2020 election victory. Minuta is accused of entering the Capitol with a separate group, also in a stack formation, and confronting police officers once inside.amass a cache of firearms
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