During Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes' Capitol riot trial, a witness testified that Rhodes told a member of the extremist group before the 2020 election that he had a contact in the Secret Service.
John Zimmerman, who was part of the North Carolina chapter, told jurors that Rhodes claimed to have a Secret Service agent’s number and to have spoken with the agent about the logistics of a September 2020 rally that then-President Donald Trump held in Fayetteville, North Carolina.seditious conspiracy
Another Oath Keeper expected to testify against Rhodes has claimed that after the riot, Rhodes phoned someone seemingly close to Trump and made a request: tell Trump to call on militia groups to fight to keep him in power. Authorities have not identified that person; Rhodes’ lawyer says the call never happened.
Authorities say the Oath Keepers organized paramilitary training and stashed weapons with “quick reaction force” teams at a Virginia hotel in case they were needed before members stormed the Capitol alongside hundreds of other Trump supporters. Rhodes’ lawyers have said the Oath Keepers leader will testify that his actions leading up to Jan. 6 were in
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