The conspiracy indictment of Oath Keeper members identifies Rhodes as the militia’s big boss — “The Oath Keepers are led by PERSON ONE.” And the it quotes liberally from a Jan. 4 post Rhodes posted to the Oath Keepers website directing members to come to Washington, D.C. for the events of Jan. 6: “It is CRITICAL that all patriots who can be in D.C. get to D.C.
For example, Rhodes texted the group chat at 1:25 p.m. remarking: “Pence is doing nothing. As I predicted.” And then again at 1:40 p.m. he wrote: “All I see Trump doing is complaining. I see no intent by him to do anything. So the patriots are taking it into their own hands. They’ve had enough.” Minutes later Rhodes texted that he was on his way to the Capitol.
It also alleges for the first time that Rhodes himself was part of the breach, alleging he “entered the restricted Capitol grounds on the northeast side of the Capitol.” “On December 30, 2020, RHODES purchased two night-vision devices and one weapon sight for approximately $7,000.” “On January 4, 2021, while still traveling toward the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, RHODES spent approximately $4,500 in Mississippi on firearms equipment, including sights, mounts, an optic plate, a magazine, and various firearms parts.”
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