alleged members of the oath keepers, including its founder, for their role in the attack on the capitol on january 6, 2021. over the last month, the justice department presented witness testimony and shocking videos and damning text messages and more, all of it evidence that prosecutors say proves the five defendants attempted to carry out a coordinated conspiracy to stop the legal and lawful transfer of presidential power and keep donald trump in the white house. now, why is this case so different than the hundreds of cases facing alleged rioters. two words, seditious conspiracy. that s a rare charge. it s one that was put on the books around the time of the u.s. civil war when the confederacy declared war on the u.s. government. it s a charge reserved for only the gravest of threats to the u.s. government. and these five alleged oath keepers are the first to stand trial for this accusation in more than a decade. to really understand this case, you ve got to first understand
from inception because he is not a legitimate president. so, let s go inside the courtroom and examine the case so far. prosecutors say that rods along with kelly meggs, jessica thompson, and thomas caldwell, planned for an armed rebellion long before january 6th, and they were prepared to do anything necessary to keep george floyden out of the white house. members of the oath keepers attended rallies as, quote, dry runs. here s what rhodes said in 2020 at one of those ents, as he tried to encourage president trump to fight to stay in office. if he does not do it now while he is commander in chief, we re going to have to do it ourselves later in a much more desperate, much more bloody war. much more desperate, much more bloody war. they were dressed for that bloody war the next month, january 6th. oath keepers decked out in full