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Tag: Oath Keepers
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Caldwell, 70, of Berryville, Va., was neither an Oath Keeper nor a leader of the organization made up of military veterans, law enforcement officials, and first responders. Nor did his colorful language and pointed statements in private messages and on social media constitute a plot to attack the Capitol. But that did not stop the…
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Before the afternoon was over, Nichols, and Oath Keeper Steve Clayton, and others would go into the Capitol at the request of a desperate lieutenant and rescue 15 riot-gear-clad officers and one uniformed officer trapped inside. It was a good deed, to be sure. Unbeknownst to the participants, however, it would later punch a hole…
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During an interview with two FBI agents in Utah, Epps’s son—James Ray Epps Jr., 38—said the sobering talk from his father came as the trio was preparing to head to the Ellipse to hear President Donald Trump speak on Jan. 6, 2021. “’There’s gonna be a lot of people there. And there’s going to be…
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Navy veteran lives an ‘American Horror Story’ since his arrest on Jan. 6 seditious-conspiracy charge
Minutes after being jostled awake, Caldwell found himself outside in the freezing cold in his undershorts and a T-shirt. In handcuffs attached to a belly chain, he then was dragged across the lawn by FBI agents and thrown onto the hood of a government sedan. Caldwell looked back at the porch of his farmhouse and…