After the US Capitol attack, members of the Oath Keepers met for a late-night dinner at an Olive Garden in suburban Virginia and spent hundreds of dollars on an Italian feast
“ALCON: Going to eat at Olive Garden,” Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes allegedly said to an encrypted Signal chat for the militia group the evening of the Capitol riot using what prosecutors say is a military abbreviation for “all concerned.” Rhodes said that anyone available was welcome to join him, according to messages shown by prosecutors, and sent the address for the Olive Garden in Vienna, Virginia.
“Declaration of illegitimacy is step 1” Rhodes messaged the same Signal group chat around the same time. As the check grew, so did Rhodes’ alleged paranoia. In his plea agreement, James said Rhodes and others came to believe that law enforcement was searching for them as a result of the assault on the Capitol. Worried, the members including Rhodes and James allegedly fled Olive Garden, returned to their hotel, grabbed their belongings, and regrouped at a nearby gas station.
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