Stewart Rhodes will be held in jail while he awaits trial, a judge has ruled. Prosecutors revealed new Signal app messages where he allegedly called January 6 'the final nail in the coffin of our republic' and instructed followers to prepare for violence.
Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes will be held in jail while he awaits trial, a federal judge in Washington, DC, ruled on Friday after prosecutors revealed new Signal app messages where Rhodes allegedly called January 6"the final nail in the coffin of our republic" and instructed his followers to prepare for violence.
The messages from the encrypted app, which were presented during hearings Wednesday and Friday, allegedly show how Rhodes advocated for then-President Donald Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act. If Trump didn't, prosecutors allege, Rhodes repeatedly suggested that his followers should be ready to act without Trump's support.