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Oath Keepers

Rioters supporting then-US president Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, on January 6, 2021. (Julio Cortez/AP)
January 21, 2025, 12:22 am
Trump said preparing to pardon people charged in Jan. 6 assault on US Capitol
US president reportedly seeking to commute sentences of rioters who attacked police, 4 years after mob called to hang then-vice president for certifying 2020 presidential election
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Insurrectionists loyal to then-US president Donald Trump storm the US Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
May 26, 2023, 10:32 pm
Oath Keeper who stormed US Capitol on Jan. 6 gets more than 8 years in prison
Jessica Watkins is third member of antigovernment group to be sentenced this week over riot after Trump’s defeat in election two years ago
By Michael Kunzelman, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
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/Susan Walsh)
May 25, 2023, 9:31 pm
Oath Keepers boss gets 18-year sentence for seditious conspiracy in US Capitol riot
Prison term for Stewart Rhodes is the longest to be handed down so far in the hundreds of cases related to the January 6 attack
By Michael Kunzelman, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Roberto Minuta of Prosper, Texas, leaves federal court in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, after he and three other members of the Oath Keepers were convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
January 24, 2023, 4:30 am
Four members of far-right group convicted of seditious conspiracy for Capitol riot
Oath Keepers extremists face up to 20 years in prison in latest major victory for Justice Department as it seeks to punish those behind January 6 sacking of Congress
By Michael Kunzelman and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Proud Boys leader Henry 'Enrique' Tarrio during a rally in Portland, Oregon, September 26, 2020. (Allison Dinner/AP)
January 5, 2023, 5:21 am
Extremist Proud Boys go to trial for US sedition as January 6 probe heats up
Group leader Enrique Tarrio and 4 of his lieutenants face up to 20 years in prison on charges of seditious conspiracy in high-profile case against Capitol insurrectionists
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and Michael Kunzelman
Violent protesters, loyal to US President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP/ John Minchillo)
December 12, 2022, 6:08 pm
Sedition trial set for four more Oath Keepers over US Capitol insurrection
After two senior members of extremist group convicted of seditious conspiracy in January 6 plot, Justice Department will now try to prove charge against lower-level defendants
By Michael Kunzelman and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
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/Susan Walsh)
November 30, 2022, 2:22 am
Oath Keepers militia boss guilty of seditious conspiracy in January 6 case
Stewart Rhodes convicted for violent plot to overturn Biden’s election and keep Trump in White House at all costs; lawyers vow to appeal rarely used Civil War-era charge
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and Michael Kunzelman
Members of the Oath Keepers at the US Capitol, on January 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
October 23, 2022, 4:08 pm
Sedition trial of Oath Keepers highlights missed warnings before US Capitol siege
One member of extremist group, concerned over call to fight to keep Trump in power after 2020 election, says it sounded like they were ‘going to war against the government’
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
In this file photo from June 25, 2017, Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
September 28, 2022, 3:37 am
Jan. 6 sedition trial gets going for leader of extremist Oath Keepers
Stewart Rhodes faces up to 20 years in prison on charges of seditious conspiracy in one of the most serious cases against Capitol insurrectionists
By Michael Kunzelman and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, right with fur hat, are confronted by US Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
June 7, 2022, 8:42 am
Who is being charged for Capitol storming, and what are they accused of?
Over 800 are accused of crimes related to Jan. 6, 2021 rioting, with charges ranging from low-level misdemeanors to felony seditious conspiracy, which carries up to 20 years
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
In this file photo from June 25, 2017, Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
January 15, 2022, 7:27 pm
A revolution-minded Yale Law alum: The militia leader who plotted US Capitol attack
‘He sees himself as a much-revered grand figure in history,’ says estranged wife of Oath Keepers chief Stewart Rhodes, who has been charged with seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 riot
By AFP
Members of the Oath Keepers at the US Capitol, on January 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
January 15, 2022, 7:27 pm
Legal risks in sedition conspiracy charge for ‘Oath Keepers’ who stormed Capitol
Experts say the rarely used charge is hard to prove, but the case is strong; far-right militia accused of preparing to deliver arms to members on January 6, if need arose
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and Michael Kunzelman
ILLUSTRATIVE -- In this Nov. 30, 2017, file photo, American soldiers wait on the tarmac in Logar province, Afghanistan (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
January 1, 2022, 10:00 am
US fails to stamp out far-right extremism in military despite decades of efforts
Racism still a concern with service members not barred from membership of groups such as KKK; Black, Hispanic service members disproportionately court-martialed
By Kat Stafford and JAMES LaPORTA
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, at podium, joining District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, at left, in filing a lawsuit against the groups that allegedly organized the insurrection at the Capitol, speaks at a press conference at the US Capitol, December 14, 2021. (Screenshot/Karl Racine Facebook Watch)
December 15, 2021, 1:41 am
ADL joins lawsuit against groups allegedly behind Jan. 6 insurrection
Civil rights group and antisemitism watchdog says it has helped identify defendants in case filed against the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers,
By Ron Kampeas
People wearing hats and patches indicating they are part of Oath Keepers attend a rally at Freedom Plaza, on January 5, 2021, in Washington, DC, in support of then-US President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
December 14, 2021, 11:16 pm
DC sues far-right groups over storming of US Capitol
Washington’s attorney general accuses the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and 31 individuals of ‘conspiring to terrorize’ America’s capital
By AFP
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