
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes returns to court next week
Rhodes, who is being held in a federal prison facility in Oklahoma, is seeking to remain closer to his Texas-based attorneys, even if he is to remain in pretrial detention.
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Rhodes, who is being held in a federal prison facility in Oklahoma, is seeking to remain closer to his Texas-based attorneys, even if he is to remain in pretrial detention.
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Rhodes has been charged with seditious conspiracy and other crimes stemming from his alleged involvement in the Capitol breach.
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Attorneys for Stewart Rhodes say they expect their client to invoke 5th Amendment right when interviewed by investigators.
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With hundreds of trials still yet to begin, defense lawyers believe some of the January 6 criminal prosecutions will be underway in 2024.
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The mounting arrests have all occurred in the months after the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
The arrest came less than a week after officials marked the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.