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The Oath Keepers

Starting point: Read profile at the SPLC.

Books

Sam Jackson: Oath Keepers: Patriotism and the Edge of Violence in a Right-Wing Antigovernment Group.

2024

April 12.   Will Carless: His father founded the Oath Keepers, went to prison. He’s running for office as a Democrat.

July 8.   Jordan Fischer: Former Oath Keepers lawyer to plead guilty in Capitol riot case: Kellye SoRelle, of Texas, previously served as general counsel for the Oath Keepers militia and as an attorney for Latinos for Trump.

August 19.   Jordan Green: ‘Absolutely essential’: Son of Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes is all in for Kamala Harris.

August 21.   Alan Feuer: Former Oath Keepers Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Jan. 6 Evidence.

2023

March 20.   The Washington Post: Six people affiliated with the Oath Keepers convicted in Capitol riot.

May 6.   Spencer S. Hsu: U.S. seeks 25 years in prison for Rhodes in first Jan. 6 sedition case: Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four others are set to be the first sentenced for seditious conspiracy in the Capitol breach.

May 25.   Alan Feuer: Oath Keepers Leader Is Sentenced to 18 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case.

June 2.   The Washington Post: Four Oath Keepers sentenced for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy: Prosecutors sought 10 years or more for each defendant, but judge imposed less than five years for each.

June 28.   Media Matters: Moms for Liberty will feature Oath Keepers militia member who spoke at pro-Confederate conference.

August 23.   Jordan Libowitz and Sara Wiatrak: Emails reveal Secret Service contacts with Oath Keepers.

2022

January 13.   PBS: Oath Keepers leader, 10 others charged with seditious conspiracy for Capitol insurrection.

January 13.  Hannah Allam: Who is Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers leader arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 riot?

January 17.   MSNBC: Trump shares stage with self-proclaimed Oath Keeper at Arizona rally.

January 19.   Ryan Goodman & Justin Hendrix: The Oath Keeper Podcast Interviews – New Insights Into Jan. 6 and Continued Threats.

March 9.   Ken Bensinger: Sidney Powell Has Secretly Been Funding The Legal Defense Of The Oath Keepers.

April 18.   Kyle Cheney: Text message trove shows Oath Keepers discussing security details for Trump associates: Roger Stone and Michael Flynn were among them.

April 19.   Robert Legare & Scott MacFarlane: Far-right Oath Keepers exchanged messages about GOP Rep. Ronny Jackson during Jan. 6 riot.

September 23.   Jeff German & Briana Erickson: The rise and fall of the Oath Keepers, born in Las Vegas.

September 27.   Spencer S. Hsu: Jury selection underway in Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial: Founder Stewart Rhodes and four other members of his anti-government extremist group face trial in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

2021

November 5.   NPR: Active-duty police in major U.S. cities appear on purported Oath Keepers rosters.