today after a break for the holiday weekend, the day, federal prosecutors in washington, d.c., resumed prosecuting a case against five members of the oath keepers on charges of seditious conspiracy, or trying to overthrow the government. last week zeroed in on the group s founder, stewart rhodes. but today s former afghanistan veteran. her name is jessica watkins. introduced evidence that watkins discussed cutting off pool cues to serve as antifa smasher is. she sought to recruit and train people to join the oath keepers. if it convicted of seditious conspiracy, watkins and her fellow defendants face up to 20 years behind bars. there s been a lot of wrangling on the radar. but today s trial is important because it s another example of individual accountability.
that in just a moment. but first, let s talk about the sedition trial that s happening today after a break for the holiday weekend, the day, federal prosecutors in washington, d. c., resumed prosecuting a case against five members of the oath keepers on charges of seditious conspiracy, or trying to overthrow the government. last week zeroed in on the group s founder, stewart rhodes. but today s former afghanistan veteran. her name is jessica watkins. introduced evidence that watkins discussed cutting off pool cues to serve as antifa smasher is. she sought to recruit and train people to join the oath keepers. if it convicted of seditious conspiracy, watkins and her fellow defendants face up to 20 years behind bars. there s been a lot of wrangling
i was working, and i walked out on the patio, and i saw them sawing the pool cues in half, putting on the zip straps. the way that jessica explained it was it was just preparedness in case they were in harm s way. who are the oathkeepers in your mind right now based on what you know? they re a terrorist organization. they re white supremists. you consider your son one? yes, i do. i hate to say that, but yes. it makes me sad to say that. yes, i do. with no realistic prospects of overturning the election in court, trump turned his supporters attention to the day congress would convene to confirm biden s victory, january 6th, telling them, we ll be there. will be wild. president trump said come to d.c. it s going to be wild. i knew it was going to be history. part of the reason january
the original million maga march. i was working and i walk out on the patio and i saw them sawing the pool cues in half, putting on the zip straps. the way that jessica explained it, it was just preparedness in case they were in harm s way. reporter: who are the oath keepers in your mind right now based on what you know? they re a terrorist organization. they re white supremists. reporter: you consider your son one? yes, i do. i hate to say that, but yes. it makes me sad to say that. yes, i do. reporter: with no realistic prospects of overturning the election in court, trump turned his supporters attention to the day congress would convene to
president trump buzzing the crowd in a helicopter would energize his base for what was coming next. that same weekend, donovan crowl, the out-of-work alcoholic attended a training camp in north carolina according to prosecutors, though crowl s lawyer denies it. crowl had been recruited into the oath keepers, a paramilitary group that opposes the federal government. jessica watkins, who owned this rural bar in ohio, was the group s local leader. bartender julie harvey says she saw the group meet every week. they were going to d.c. for the original million maga march. i was working, and i walked out on the patio, and i saw them sawing the pool cues in half, putting on the zip straps. the way that jessica explained it was it was just preparedness in case they were in harm s way.