began messaging his team using an encrypted app. he wrote according to court documents we aren t getting through this without a civil war. then on january 6 the government says his rioters broke through the police lines. he messaged his leadership reminding them that the nation s founders stormed the governor s mansion in massachusetts. in the hours after the riot the government says he met with his team to plan further violence and in the following weeks spent more than $17,000 buying weapons and ammunition. but rhodes told an internet radio interviewer that he has done nothing wrong. i don t do illegal activities. i always stay on this side of the line. i know where the lines are, and it drives them crazy. and his lawyer says the evidence in the indictment doesn t support the charges, stephanie. $17,000. my goodness. pete williams, you always keep it real. thank you so much for joining us, i appreciate it. coming up, president biden keeping pressure on senators manchin and si