Prosecutors challenge in Capitol riot probe: The Oath Keeper who didn t go inside Del Quentin Wilber © (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) The Justice Department is investigating Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press)
The Justice Department has brought charges against more than 400 people who stormed the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, but one of its most pivotal potential cases involves a man who never set foot inside the building.
The probe highlights the Justice Department s focus on holding accountable leaders of militia and far-right groups whom prosecutors suspect played significant roles in encouraging and plotting the storming of the Capitol Jan. 6. It also underscores the difficulty in bringing cases against individuals who kept physical distance from the melee.
Prosecutors challenge in Capitol riot probe: The Oath Keeper who didn t go inside
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Oath Keepers stashed weapons at hotel for potential Jan 6 violence, prosecutors indicate
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Oath Keepers appear to have stashed weapons at hotel on Jan. 6: Prosecutors
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1 day ago Federal prosecutors alleged in a new court filing that members of the Oath Keepers militia group who joined in the Jan. 6 insurrection appear to have stashed weapons at a hotel in Virginia as part of a so-called Quick Reaction Force they could activate if violence escalated that day. In a court document filed Monday seeking the continued detention of Kenneth Harrelson , one of a dozen members of the Oath Keepers charged in a sweeping conspiracy case against the group, prosecutors cited newly discovered communications allegedly showing members discussing storing their weapons at a Comfort Inn in Arlington, Virginia, knowing that possessing such arms within Washington, D.C., would be illegal.
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Prosecutors say the group had a Quick Reaction Force ready to activate.
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US Capitol riots: Tracking the insurrection
On Jan. 6, rioters coming from a pro-Trump rally broke into the U.S. Capitol, resulting in deaths, injuries, arrests and vandalism.Jim Bourg/Reuters, FILE
Federal prosecutors alleged in a new court filing that members of the Oath Keepers militia group who joined in the Jan. 6 insurrection appear to have stashed weapons at a hotel in Virginia as part of a so-called Quick Reaction Force they could activate if violence escalated that day.