He secured a clerkship on the Arizona Supreme Court, in part thanks to his unusual life story: a stint as an Army paratrooper cut short by a training accident, followed by marriage, college and an Ivy League law degree.
He turned to forming a group rooted in anti-government sentiment, and his message resonated. He gained followers as he went down an increasingly extremist path that would lead to armed standoffs, including with federal authorities at Nevada's. It culminated last year, prosecutors say, with Rhodes engineering a plot to violently stop Democrat Joe Biden from becoming president.
For Rhodes, it will be a position at odds with the role of greatness that he has long envisioned for himself, said his estranged wife, Tasha Adams. He recovered and was working as a valet in Las Vegas when he met Adams in 1991. He was 25, she was 18. She quit when she got pregnant with their first child, and the couple moved back in with her family. They worried about her but didn't want to push too far for fear of losing her altogether. By then, Rhodes was the center of her orbit.
After the Arizona clerkship, the family bounced to Montana and back to Nevada, where he worked on Paul's presidential campaign in 2008. That's when Rhodes also began to formulate his idea of starting the Oath Keepers. He put a short video and blog post on Blogspot and"it went viral overnight," Adams said. Rhodes was interviewed by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, but also more mainstream media figures such as Chris Matthews and Bill O'Reilly.
Rhodes was a compelling speaker and especially in the early years framed the group as"just a pro-Constitution group made up of patriots," said Sam Jackson, author of the book"Oath Keepers" about the group. A membership fee was a requirement to access the website, where people could join discussion forums, read Rhodes' writing and hear pitches to join militaristic trainings. Members willing to go armed to a standoff numbered in the low dozens, though, said Jason Van Tatenhove, a former spokesman for the group.
As the Oath Keepers escalated their public profile and confrontations with the government, Rhodes was leaving behind some of those he once championed. Jennifer Esposito hired him as her lawyer after the group's early outing in Quartzsite, but he missed a hearing in her case because he was at the Bundy Ranch standoff. A judge kicked Rhodes off the case, and no lawyer would represent her.
Still didnt figure out that you dont need a lens for your glasses on the side of the eyepatch
How far the wicked fall…
I worked as a RN at Yale
You forgot ... long before he blew his own eye out. Hope this traitor gets everything his actions proved that he really desired. GOPTraitors
CarlaRK3 Evil comes in many forms. Just because someone has a formal education doesn't mean that they're a decent human being.....
Fedsurrection Ray Epps, John Sullivan, Nancy Pelosi, Capitol Police
Didn't do him any good, did it?
Another reason to dislike Yale. And Oath Keepers. And MAGA Republicans.
Edit: *Long before he assembled a terrorist organization... Stewart Rhodes did other shit...
Hmm, pictured him a Harvard gent.
Most extremism promoters are intelligent and come from privilege. It's the followers who suffer the most blinded by their fears, anger, ignorance and bigotry.
But he never sought mental help
LOL
Why did the FBI not tell anyone that this was going to happen, it was their 'Sting' Operation? Isn't it their job to Protect ALL Americans regardless of Party? They should have been stopped before it happened? Who knew and who didn't? Trump would be arrested right now if he knew
Irrelevant. Focus on what he is and what he did. This is pathetic.
Makes perfect sense. My dad always said keep busy doing physical work. You will be to tired to raise hell
The article doesn’t say when he was recruited by the FBI…
When was he recruited by intel goons?
Just because you're good at somethings doesn't mean you're good at everything. Intellect doesn't = morality.
Until he fell down the rabbit hole.
Then he became a fat, disgusting, miserable traitor. True story.
This ain't RAy Epps..
The man is a serious threat to democracy!
Just more evidence 🤔 that he knew and understood the law! He absolutely understood his actions were in opposition to federal law! He was intentionally seeking to undermine and overthrow our democracy! And he led and encouraged others to join in the effort to do the same!
What a waste of talent.
So he went from law to pooping on peoples desks? And this is supposed to be some sort of realty tv moment of pause? If your guys so special, why isn’t he getting all you guys out of jail by admitting his own wrong? What the hell is so American about him? He’s a spoiled punk kid.
BS
Without Guns go get a life liars.
What a waste, but he made his choice which is more than a lot of Americans have! Such opportunity right down the commode!!!
A lot of smart people join cults.
And then Elmer went rogue. But Elmer Stewart Rhodes is not the mastermind of the seditious conspiracy for which he will stand trial today. He is just one spoke in the wheel.
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