Posted on 03/13/2021 1:25:58 AM PST by RandFan
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and FBI are gathering evidence to try to build a large conspiracy indictment against members of the Oath Keepers for their roles in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to people familiar with the matter, but the group’s sometimes fractious and fantasy-laden internal workings may complicate efforts to bring such a case.
In the wake of the short-lived insurrection, the Oath Keepers is the most high-profile, self-styled militia group in the country. While members use the jargon and trappings of a paramilitary organization, in daily practice they are often more akin to a collection of local chapters with a similar, conspiracy theory-fueled ideology about what they view as the inevitable collapse of the U.S. government as it becomes more tyrannical.
“This was not a well-trained army or a disciplined military unit, this was a loose structure,” said Karl Schmae, who dealt with Oath Keepers when he was an FBI negotiator responding to the 2016 occupation of a wildlife refuge building in eastern Oregon.
The Oath Keepers group is a major target of the sprawling FBI investigation into the riot at the U.S. Capitol, along with another militant group, the Proud Boys, according to the people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. How aggressively the Justice Department pursues such extremists will be a major test not only of the Biden administration’s pledge to combat domestic terrorism, but the law and the courts.
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They might apply the RICO laws to the entire organization. If that happens then every member could be imprisoned for the rest of their lives.
“I signed up a decade ago, during the TEA Party protests.”
I did too, about the same time. Actually paid dues. I don’t think I ever heard another word from them. I did, and still do, like the idea of the organization, and I will be surprised if it comes out that they were officially involved in the Jan 6 protest as an organization.
And they do nothing against Antifa who, by their broad conspiracy, have held sections of Portland Oregon under constant attack for over a year.
“Running scared from what? They are in complete control now.”
Absolutely. Virtually every level of government, all Corporations, all Schools, all Media. Yet, many of us Conservatives continue on in the Denial stage.
And the Clinton crime syndicate gets a pass?
Great job you FBI clowns.
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"What's all this I hear about the government going after oat keepers?"
"Silos don't do anything but hold grains for our cereal. Are the dairies next to be
persecuted for abetting with milk? Sure, they don't have windows but...huh? What?"
"Oh."
"Never mind."
(Without some levity we'd ALL go insane.)
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