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Home Front: Politix
U.S. charges nine Oath Keepers with conspiring to storm Capitol
2021-02-20
[Ynet] A federal grand jury indicted nine associates of the "Oath Keepers" militia on Friday for conspiring to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6 to prevent Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election victory.

The indictment alleges that the group conspired as far back as November to storm the Capitol, and extensively planned for a military-style attack that even contemplated staging an armed "quick reaction force" outside the city that would be ready to move if ordered by then President Donald Trump.
Update at 7:25 a.m. ET: Reuters names names:
In a superseding indictment, the U.S. charged six people allegedly connected to Oath Keepers - Ohio residents Sandra Ruth Parker, 60, and her husband Bennie Alvin Parker, 70, Graydon Young, 54, of Florida, Kelly Meggs, 52, and his 59-year-old wife Connie Meggs, also of Florida, and Laura Steele, 52, of North Carolina.

The remaining three defendants - Thomas Caldwell, Jessica Watkins and Donovan Crowl - were previously indicted for conspiracy in January. In the latest version of the indictment, the government filed additional charges against Caldwell for tampering with evidence by deleting his Facebook posts.

Caldwell and Watkins have pleaded not guilty. Crowl has not yet entered a plea.

According to the indictment, Kelly Meggs is a self-described leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers.
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Posted by:g(r)omgoru

#10  #8 - can you cite any actual Oath Keepers convicted of anything? Possibly someone somewhere? I'm unaware of any actual criminal hijinks
Posted by: Frank G   2021-02-20 22:40  

#9  Shades of the Hutaree
Posted by: badanov   2021-02-20 20:26  

#8  Oath breakers is more like it. These idiots handed the enemies of the constitution a sword with which they can destroy what’s left of the Constitution. They dishonorably broke their oath.
Posted by: Greater the Anonymous5721   2021-02-20 18:10  

#7  The whole reason for charging these Oath Keepers is to divert attention away from the actual culprits.

Look for the media to, unintentionally of course, drop the 'conspiring to' from the headline / description.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-02-20 16:05  

#6  /\ My theory is, these people will never be charged. But if charged, never convicted. I suspect the entire event was orchestrated by the dems and Deep State.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-02-20 16:01  

#5  So...
When are they going to charge the Antifa, BLM, and Democratic leaders who planned, facilitated, and *actually* stormed the Capital?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-02-20 15:59  

#4  ^ With magazines. MAGAzines! Magazines made from paper. Undetectable! And paperclips made from cold frickin steel. Who needs stuff like that, anyway? Probably have analog alarm clocks and EMP-proof pressure cookers,too. Crazy shit!
Posted by: Ho Chi Shusogum5632   2021-02-20 15:04  

#3  #1 - Semi-auto Assault Walkers
Posted by: Frank G   2021-02-20 13:25  

#2  Have they been recorded doing deviltry in the Capitol?

Or where the vandals more the antifa-idea types? Any anarchists arrested?
Posted by: Bobby   2021-02-20 12:13  

#1  Looking at the ages of the accused gives the impression of a geriatric militia.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2021-02-20 12:12  

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