The FBI calls the Oath Keepers an anti-government militia with current and former law enforcement and military members among its members. 60 Minutes profiles the group, which has become a central focus in the ongoing investigation of the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
More than 400 people have now been charged in one of the most complex investigations the Department of Justice has ever faced – the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The FBI has called it an act of domestic terrorism and one group has grabbed investigators attention for their role – the oath keepers.
The FBI describes them as an anti-government militia movement. Among them, current and former military and law enforcement. Their name is a reference to the oath they took to defend the U.S. Constitution.
But unlike most other militia groups, we learned the oath keepers haven t been hiding. They ve been armed and in plain sight broadcasting plans to mobilize.
The largest chapter of the national militia group says Oath Keepers national head Stewart Rhodes "refuses to talk" with them. 60 Minutes reports on the group, Sunday.