10 more Congress members join lawsuit accusing Trump, Giuliani, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers of Capitol riot conspiracy
CNBC 6 hrs ago Dan Mangan
Ten more Democratic members of Congress have joined a federal lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump, his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and several right-wing extremist groups of conspiring to incite the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol complex riot.
The suit, first filed by Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and the NAACP, accuses the defendants of violating a federal law, which first used to target the Ku Klux Klan, by sparking the violence with the goal of preventing Congress from confirming the election of President Joe Biden.
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Defense Secretary announces 2,300 National Guard troops will stay in DC for TWO more months as it s revealed Oath Keepers leader planned to use force and violence to storm the US Capitol
U.S. prosecutors on Monday revealed they have new evidence tying the Oath Keepers to plans to use force and violence during the Capitol riots
It includes texts from the far-right militia s leader Stewart Rhodes
They were found in texting app Signal in a chat named DC OP: Jan 6 21 All I see Trump doing is complaining. I see no intent by him to do anything, Rhodes allegedly said in one text
In charging documents filed in federal court, prosecutors included photographs showing Ms. Watkins in and around the Capitol among a group of several people all wearing camouflaged combat attire.
A federal grand jury later returned an indictment charging Ms. Watkins and two co-defendants Thomas Edward Caldwell and Donovan Ray Crowl on counts including conspiring to obstruct Congress.
Six others have since been indicted in the case. Prosecutors allege the nine co-defendants have confirmed or alleged ties to the Oath Keepers, “a large but loosely organized collection of militia.”
Ms. Watkins has been described by the U.S. Department of Justice in court filings as belonging to the Ohio State Regular Militia as well as being a “confirmed dues-paying member” of the Oath Keepers.