Topic - Oath Keepers

Oath Keepers is an American nonprofit organization that advocates that its members (current and former U.S. military and law enforcement) disobey any orders that they are given if they believe they violate the Constitution of the United States. - Source: Wikipedia

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The Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys

By Michael Kunzelman and Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

Kellye SoRelle, former general counsel for the Oath Keepers, right, and her attorney Horatio Aldredge leave federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Attorney for far-right Oath Keepers extremist group pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges

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Proud Boy member Ethan Nordean walks toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years

By Lindsay Whitehurst - Associated Press

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Oath Keepers leader convicted of seditious conspiracy warns Trump: ‘You’re going to be found guilty’

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Insurrections loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. A member of the Oath Keepers extremist group from New Jersey who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and bragged about it in text messages has pleaded guilty to obstructing Congress. James Breheny, of Little Ferry, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Washington’s federal court to a felony charge of obstructing Congress’ certification of President Joe Biden’s electoral victory over former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

New Jersey Oath Keeper who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty to felony charge

By Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, rioters loyal to President Donald Trump breach the Capitol in Washington. Prosecutors secured the first guilty plea in the major case brought against members of the Oath Keepers extremist group in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, while an Indiana woman who became first person to be sentenced for the Jan. 6 riot avoided time behind bars. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Judge to sentence 2 Oath Keepers members after handing down punishment for group’s founder

By Michael Kunzelman and Lindsay Whitehurst - Associated Press

Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio wears a hat that says The War Boys during a rally in Portland, Ore., Sept. 26, 2020. A federal jury is set to hear closing arguments in the historic trial of Proud Boys extremist group leaders charged with plotting to use force to keep former President Donald Trump in power. Starting Monday, April 24, 2023, prosecutors and defense lawyers will make their final appeals to jurors who will decide the fate of former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

Proud Boys leaders’ trial jurors to hear closing arguments

By Michael Kunzelman and Lindsay Whitehurst - Associated Press

Members of the Oath Keepers on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. An upcoming hearing of the U.S. House Committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection is expected to examine ties between people in former President Donald Trump's orbit and extremist groups who played a role in the Capitol riot. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Trump associates’ ties to extremists probed by Jan. 6 panel

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michelle R. Smith and Michael Kunzelman - Associated Press

FILE - Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers, center, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2017. The seditious conspiracy case filed this week against members and associates of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group marked the boldest attempt so far by the government to prosecute those who attacked the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

The feds’ case against the Oath Keepers is dubious

By Andrew P. Napolitano

In this Sept. 26, 2020, file photo, Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio wears a hat that says The War Boys during a rally in Portland, Ore. Complaining about jail conditions, the top leader of the Proud Boys far-right extremist group asked a judge on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, to free him before he finishes serving a five-month sentence for burning a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a historic Black church in Washington (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas leaders of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 17, 2020, file photo, committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on "worldwide threats to the homeland," on Capitol Hill Washington. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) ** FILE **

Democrats to keep Jan. 6 lawsuit alive after Bennie Thompson drops off to lead riot probe

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

An illuminated traffic barrier is seen on the Capitol grounds before sunrise in Washington, Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Man charged in Capitol riot plot to be released from jail

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, violent rioters supporting President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol in Washington. A faction of local, county and state Republican officials across the country is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories online that echo those that helped inspire the violent Capitol insurrection, forcing the GOP into an internal reckoning.. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

UCLA student invaded Capitol as Groyper member, FBI affidavit states

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo rioters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. People charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol left behind a trove of videos and messages that have helped federal authorities build cases. In nearly half of the more than 200 federal cases stemming from the attack, authorities have cited evidence that an insurrectionist appeared to have been inspired by conspiracy theories or extremist ideologies, according to an Associated Press review of court records. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Dozens charged in Capitol riots spewed extremist rhetoric

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and AMANDA SEITZ - Associated Press

Supporters of President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Feds file Capitol riot conspiracy charge against Thomas Edward Caldwell, alleged Oath Keeper leader

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times