Govt. Denies Them Discovery, Arrests Their Key Witnesses, Jury Bias A group of Oath Keepers, including leader Stewart Rhodes, will be forced to go to trial prematurely this week after numerous attempts by their attorneys to push their trial until January and outside of Washington DC.
The presiding Judge Amit Mehta denied their motions for Change of Venue and Continuance.
This is what they have been waiting for a seditious conspiracy conviction to prove January 6th was an insurrection and tie it all to Trump to prevent him from running again and even to possible use to arrest him.
It is clear the DOJ is trying to politicize this trial and illegally sway the midterm elections, said Tina Ryan of Citizens Against Political Persecution. They will do anything in their power to make sure this trial happens and there are guilty convictions for the innocent.
The Oath Keepers infamous crime of walking in stack formation through the Capitol, a military safety tactic they learned in war fighting for this country. They are now being charged with conspiracy for using a technique that they were taught by the government as soldiers.
With the trial only days away, attorneys told us that the government has not yet met their obligation to release all discovery to the legal team in a timely manner and they were still receiving documents as late as last week. We were informed that two key defense witnesses were arrested to prevent them from testifying. Also, new survey results were submitted to the court by attorneys in a last minute attempt to change venue to another city. The survey illustrates an incredibly biased jury pool in Washington DC with 68% of the respondents holding an Unfavorable View of the Oath Keepers, while the other Test Areas range from 36% 46%. See the survey below: