Oath Keepers

100 Days After Capitol Riot,
a First Among Defendants

Apr 16, 2021 1:12 PM CDT

100 Days After Capitol Riot, a First Among Defendants

Oath Keepers 'lifetime member' pleads guilty, will cooperate with government in probe

(Newser) - A guitarist for a heavy-metal band who was caught on camera dousing Capitol Police with chemical spray during the Jan. 6 riot just earned a big asterisk, 100 days after the attack: He's the first person to enter a guilty plea for two felony charges and agree to work...

Indictment: Militia Members Drove to Capitol in Golf Cart

Feds: Oath Keepers
in Golf Cart Answered
Call to Storm Capitol

Apr 2, 2021 8:41 AM CDT

Feds: Oath Keepers in Golf Cart Answered Call to Storm Capitol

2 more militia members charged in conspiracy case

(Newser) - Two more members of the far-right Oath Keepers group are facing conspiracy charges in connection with the Capitol attack—and according to a federal indictment released Thursday, they had an unusual way of getting there. The indictment states that Joshua James, 33, and Roberto Minuta, 36, drove to the Capitol...

DOJ: Messages Suggest
'Alliance' Made Before Jan. 6

Mar 24, 2021 11:05 AM CDT

DOJ: Messages Suggest 'Alliance' Made Before Jan. 6

Filing shows what Kelly Meggs, Florida head of the Oath Keepers, allegedly wrote

(Newser) - What Politico calls the first evidence indicating there was coordination among far-right groups in the runup to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack emerged via a Tuesday night Justice Department filing that contained Facebook messages written by the Florida head of the Oath Keepers. A sampling of what Kelly Meggs allegedly...

Congressman Sues Trump Over Capitol Riot

Trump Is Now Facing a Lawsuit
Over the Capitol Attack

Feb 16, 2021 10:05 AM CST

Trump Is Now Facing a Lawsuit Over the Capitol Attack

Rep. Bennie Thompson and NAACP's suit also names Rudy Giuliani, white supremacist groups

(Newser) - He was acquitted in his impeachment trial, but Donald Trump now faces threats from the courts in regard to the Capitol riot. On Tuesday, the first such threat from a member of Congress emerged in the form of a lawsuit by Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, reports Politico . The...

Feds Charge Militia Members
With Planning Capitol Attack

Jan 19, 2021 7:18 PM CST

Feds Charge Militia Members With Planning Capitol Attack

They received chilling messages when inside Capitol

(Newser) - Prosecutors are now going after alleged organizers of the Capitol attack as well as participants. A criminal complaint Tuesday accused three alleged members of the far-right Oath Keepers of conspiring against the United States, among other offenses, reports Reuters . Prosecutors say Thomas Caldwell, a 65-year-old Navy veteran who allegedly has...

Presence of
Armed Militia
in Ferguson
'Inflammatory'

Aug 11, 2015 7:50 PM CDT

Presence of Armed Militia in Ferguson 'Inflammatory'

Soldiers, Cops Form Backbone of Growing Militia Movement

'Oath Keepers' prepare for Obama martial law

(Newser) - A growing militia movement convinced that President Obama will soon find an excuse to impose martial law on the US is finding scores of recruits from within the country’s law-enforcement and military community, Justine Sharrock writes in an investigative piece for Mother Jones . The “Oath Keepers” group has...