afterward. reporter: but this indictment april cus rose of seditious conspiracy, a complex months long plan for a bloody revolution if trump took office. rhodes purchased thousands of dollars of guns and tactical equipment, others setting up an armed quick reaction force and communicating as they stormed the capitol. we are executing civil arrest, we have probable cause, acts of treason, fraud. reporter: a promoter of the big lie called for donald trump to invoke the insurrection exact over the 2020 election or else. if he does not do it, we ll have to fight a bloody civil war or revolution. reporter: that fiery language isn t new for rose. he s been obsessed with fears of
concerned that this is for all the hashls and we re heading for a civil war. reporter: armed oath keepers acting as vij leents began showing up at civil disturbances, protests, all while rhodes mushed the idea that a real war would need to be fought to preserve the u.s. from so-called elites. but when we do, it will be a different ball game because they don t have the military skills we do. reporter: just days before election night 2020, rhodes told the viewers the time he d been predicting was coming. it s a civil war because you have sitting politicians who are part of the enemy s ranks. the good news for us, though, is we have 14 million veterans, a massive pool of combat governors who are awake and aware. reporter: after trump lo the section and talked about providing protection for alex