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Oath Keepers leader pleads guilty to U.S. Capitol riot charges, stored weapons for 'civil war'
The Gadsden Times via Yahoo ^ | 03 02 2022 | Donna Thornton

Posted on 03/02/2022 9:22:24 PM PST by yesthatjallen

An Arab man — a regional leader of the Oath Keepers — pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding for his actions before, during and after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

As part of this plea agreement, Joshua James, 34, agreed to cooperate with the government's ongoing investigation.

Court documents describe James, a military veteran, as the regional leader in charge of the Alabama chapter of the Oath Keepers. The Oath Keepers were described by the U.S. Department of Justice as a large but loosely organized collection of individuals, some of whom are associated with militias.

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James in his guilty plea admitted that, from November 2020 through January 2021, he conspired with other Oath Keeper members and affiliates to use force to prevent, hinder and delay the execution of the laws of the United States governing the transfer of presidential power.

He used encrypted and private communications, equipped himself with a variety of weapons, donned combat and tactical gear, and was prepared to answer a call to take up arms.

On Jan. 4, 2021, James and others went to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, court documents state. He brought a semi-automatic handgun and stored multiple firearms at a Virginia hotel.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alabama; arab; capitol; capitolriot; deminsurgency; dissent; jan6; jan6th; joshuajames; oathkeepers; pelosiscoup; politicalprisoners; rayepps; showtrial
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Did he bring the semi-automatic hand gun with him to the protest or was it stored at the Virginia hotel with other weapons?
1 posted on 03/02/2022 9:22:24 PM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

bump


2 posted on 03/02/2022 9:33:35 PM PST by Bob434
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To: yesthatjallen; bitt

ames in his guilty plea admitted that, from November 2020 through January 2021, he conspired with other Oath Keeper members and affiliates to use force to prevent, hinder and delay the execution of the laws of the United States governing the transfer of presidential power.

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Seems like they could use these same charges on 100’s of conspirators in GA, AZ, WI, PA & MI

Speaking of “Oath Keepers” where does Ray Epps fit into th J6 conspiracy??


3 posted on 03/02/2022 9:33:50 PM PST by thinden
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To: yesthatjallen

Similar actions are often discussed right here.


4 posted on 03/02/2022 10:01:38 PM PST by bigbob
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To: yesthatjallen

“He used encrypted and private communications, equipped himself with a variety of weapons, donned combat and tactical gear, and was prepared to answer a call to take up arms.”

Prepared to?

How is that a crime? Did he?


5 posted on 03/02/2022 10:06:37 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: yesthatjallen

I know several people who attended that demonstration on January 6.

THE LAST THING THEY THOUGHT ABOUT WAS A FREAKIN’ CIVIL WAR.

THIS COMMITTEE IS SO STUPID AS TO THINK THAT THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THOUGHT ABOUT CIVIL WAR.

SOOOOOOOO, THE INVESTIGATORS AND IN INQUISITORS ARE DUMBER THAN JOE bIDEN AT A SOTU EVENT.


6 posted on 03/02/2022 10:18:23 PM PST by Maris Crane
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To: yesthatjallen

This is a sham proceeding.

Did they have the weapons on them? Storing weapons at a hotel is something everyone with a weapon does.

What a farce!


7 posted on 03/02/2022 10:38:11 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: yesthatjallen

What does the Justice Department think ANTIFA is? Boy scouts?


8 posted on 03/02/2022 10:53:33 PM PST by tallyhoe
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To: yesthatjallen

Joshua James joined the Army and was deployed to Iraq in 2007 your daddy’s war on terror.

He was nearly killed at 19 in an explosion in Baghdad that killed 3 others. He won a Purple Heart and suffered from PTSD you heartless ghoul. https://t.co/C6kTeXeocP— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) March 3, 2022


9 posted on 03/02/2022 11:03:06 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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For you guys that don't have a clue about things Alabamian:

That is pronounced A - Rab a town in Alabama.   He is not Arab.

10 posted on 03/02/2022 11:17:37 PM PST by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: ConservativeMind

It may be a farce, but he pleaded to it. It’s on him.


11 posted on 03/02/2022 11:38:17 PM PST by joesbucks
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To: bigbob

Name names!


12 posted on 03/02/2022 11:57:42 PM PST by Az Joe ("Scratch a Liberal, and a Fascist bleeds")
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To: higgmeister
"That is pronounced A - Rab a town in Alabama. He is not Arab."

Thanks for the clarification. It was confusing. They did write "An Arab Man". I thought they were trying to link Muslim extremists to the Jan 06 protest.

13 posted on 03/03/2022 12:15:33 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

These guys are nothing but idiots wanting to live out some moronic fantasy. Actually believe their own BS.

And would be the first ones to pee their pants if things got weird.


14 posted on 03/03/2022 12:24:55 AM PST by qaz123
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To: grey_whiskers

Thank you for posting that. My brother in arms has been made an example in this political cirus.
Every responsible citizen stores arms for defense as described in the second ammendment and federalists papers.
The NRA, just as silent on this as the bumpstock ban.
Our 2A is under clear attack from both sides.
I will check Gun Owners of America.
Foreign and domestic..
So the make and example of him and we are all quiet and handed them more power.


15 posted on 03/03/2022 12:36:01 AM PST by momincombatboots (Ephesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: ifinnegan

Did anyone call besides the FBI? Sarc/or maybe not!


16 posted on 03/03/2022 12:46:36 AM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: thinden

The only crime is not voting democrat.


17 posted on 03/03/2022 12:53:51 AM PST by Flick Lives (The CDC. Brought to you by Pfizer)
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To: ifinnegan

“He used communications, equipped himself, donned gear, and was prepared to answer a call.”

They looked at this sentence and said, “We’ve got to pretty this up “


18 posted on 03/03/2022 12:54:47 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: ifinnegan

Planning With others to commit a crime is in of itself a crime. One doesn’t have to actually commit the crime in order to be charged with conspiracy.

Like that group that conspired to kidnap Gov. Whitmer. They didn’t actually kidnap her but they all are sitting in jail.

This guy probably thought it best to plead guilty and testify against fellow Oath Keepers so he’d have a chance at getting out of prison as a middle aged man instead of as an old man.


19 posted on 03/03/2022 12:58:23 AM PST by Armscor38
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To: momincombatboots

Apparently he’s not claiming the weapons at the hotel room were there for self defense.


20 posted on 03/03/2022 1:03:14 AM PST by Armscor38
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