U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said federal prosecutors have presented “compelling if not strong” evidence against Rhodes, who has been the group’s leader since its 2009 founding. Rhodes poses a “clear and convincing danger” to the public, the judge said during a remote hearing.
Their Jan. 12 indictment also charged Rhodes with obstruction of justice. Prosecutors say he tried to destroy electronic evidence of the alleged plot from his cellphone. “The QRF teams guarded an arsenal of firearms and related equipment and were prepared to speed those weapons into the hands of co-conspirators on the ground in Washington when directed by Rhodes or other conspiracy leaders,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing.
During a hearing Wednesday, the judge asked a prosecutor why authorities believe the Oath Keepers didn’t activate a QRF team. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Rakoczy said they didn’t need to because group members had breached the Capitol without it. Rhodes spent over $15,000 on firearms and related equipment in the week before the Capitol riot and bought more than $17,000 in additional firearms-related equipment between Jan. 6 and Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021, according to prosecutors. Mehta said the quantity and timing of those gun purchases isn’t consistent with somebody buying them for self-defense.
“When that did not happen, Rhodes and others took no action. They left the Capitol grounds and went to dinner,” the defense attorneys wrote.
But didn’t the FBI trick them into committing crimes ? That’s what they want you to believe on Fox News
Are monocles available for people other than the ultra-wealthy?
The amount of money spent on weapons is really not that much when you consider what you purchase, hell I have thousands just alone in a few optics, let alone a HK MR is $3500 pre Biden. Non junk handguns are fetching $1,500 ish… garbage charges!
The only thing that disturbs me is how a swat team that was behind the unarmed female that was shot and killed did nothing to her and went on about their business and some moron shot her in the neck and got away with it.
This genius got the eye patch by dropping a gun and shooting himself in the face. He really loves self inflicted harm
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