- WASHINGTON — A member of the Oath Keepers who traveled to Washington before the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol testified Wednesday about a massive cache of weapons the far-right extremist group stashed in a Virginia hotel room.seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates
The alleged teams and the cache of weapons are a central piece of the Department of Justice’s case against Rhodes and four associates charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack. Members of the Oath Keepers stashed the firearms just outside Washington district limits, given the capitol’s tougher gun laws.
Defense lawyers have said the Oath Keepers often set up quick reaction forces for events, but insist they were defensive forces only to be used to protect against violence from antifa activists or in the event Trump invoked the Insurrection Act. They are not facing any gun charges for bringing the weapons to Virginia.
Cummings said his understanding was the quick reaction forces “would potentially be used not as an offensive situation, but more as a show of force.” Cummings said he did not hear any talk about plans to storm or attack the Capitol, though he also said he wasn’t in a position of leadership. He has not faced criminal charges, was subpoenaed to testify for the government and acknowledged on the stand that he has contributed to the legal defense fund of some of the defendants.
I am so surprised all those Congress or senators still working there, they still those jobs, even though how nightmarish they dealt with the issue's before, on the day and after.
These people have likely been duped over time by the evil Lost Cause Myth. This great book exposes its candy coated lies and helps show how easy it is to miss. These guys are racists and use the very same tactics perpetuators of Lost Cause use.