Posted on 10/13/2022 8:25:00 AM PDT by RandFan
The founder of the Oath Keepers and other leaders of the self-styled militia organization were in contact with Secret Service officials multiple times in late 2020 and leading up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an agency official and court testimony in Stewart Rhodes’s ongoing seditious conspiracy trial.
A former member of the Oath Keepers testified last week that Rhodes, the group’s founder, claimed to be in touch with someone in the Secret Service in the months before the riot. A Secret Service official confirmed that members of the agency’s protective intelligence division reached out to the Oath Keepers in advance of protests in D.C. in November and December as well as the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally.
Agents regularly engage in such advance contact with protest groups expected to attend public presidential events, the official said. The goal is to explain what items are prohibited and learn more about the protesters’ numbers and plans in order to assess the risk to protected officials.
Rhodes and four associates are now in the midst of a trial expected to last at least a month, in which they face the most serious charges of the criminal investigation into the Capitol riot. Jurors have heard evidence that prosecutors say shows the Oath Keepers wanted to keep Donald Trump in power by force, trial testimony that comes just as the House committee investigating Jan. 6 prepared for what is expected to be its final public hearing Thursday.
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is this all they have? Really?
No such thing as a fair trial in a Federal court in D.C.
And inflation is the highest its been in 40 years while our “president” publicly acknowledged that he asked the Saudis to hold back on oil production cuts for one month, which coincidentally matches the day after the national election.
Oh, if this is true, my mind is changed. /s
Reality: ...Deep State took Donald Trump out of power by cheat.
This is all just to help lessen the disastrous midterms for the Democrats. They are now prosecuting for thought crimes.
How did the feds pay for the “Insurrection”
What was the budget for Ray Epps?
These government propaganda machines continue to lie as to inflame. Even though 2 attendees were murdered by authorities that day, J6 was a peaceful gathering in protest of the stolen 2020 presidential election. Nothing more. Get it right and stop lying!
Weakest riot/insurrection/rebellion ever.
So Oath Keepers talked to SS? Wouldn’t that kind of water down these accusations?
It now appears that the feds are the “Insurrection” with all the rulings and cases of the last two years and some trail droppings from Obama’s term.
It’s very dangerous times now
Where did the FBI come up with a million dollars to bribe Christopher Steele to prove his story with?
“Oath Keepers wanted to keep Donald Trump in power by force...”
Nonsense. There was no way that could happen.
Ping
Depends on what the meaning of fair is. If a fair trial is the Democrat wins, then Federal Court is almost always fair. If a fair trial means following the actual law, that is a different story.
Really? I'll bet that SS agent is shitting bricks that the text reveal is imminent. Why even bring it up?
I miss the days when the press pool would designate a baby-sitter for every major case like this, and you would get reports on the evidence list, the exhibits list, etc.
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