Oath Keepers
American far-right organization since 2009
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| January 24 2025 | The U.S. district court for the District of Columbia imposed new supervised release conditions on the Oath Keepers (except Caldwell), requiring court permission to enter Washington, D.C. and Capitol Square or the Capitol Building. |
| January 20 2025 | President Trump granted a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to over a thousand individuals convicted of offenses related to the Capitol attack, with exceptions for nine Oath Keepers and five Proud Boys. |
| January 10 2025 | Thomas Caldwell was sentenced to time served, found guilty of tampering with evidence and having a previous obstruction conviction dismissed. |
| January 4 2025 | John Williams, an activist who infiltrated the American Patriots Three Percent, exposed Bobby Kinch as the current national director of the Oath Keepers. |
| December 20 2024 | Joshua James was sentenced to three years of probation. |
| December 18 2024 | William Todd Wilson was sentenced to one year of home detention and three years of probation. |
| November 19 2024 | Brian Ulrich was sentenced to three years of probation with six months of home detention and 120 hours of community service. |
| August 21 2024 | Kellye SoRelle pleaded guilty to one felony count of obstruction of justice and one misdemeanor count of breaching the Capitol grounds. |
| February 2024 | James Breheny, a regional Oath Keepers organizer, was sentenced to 36 months of probation after pleading guilty to a Capitol attack felony. |
| August 2023 | Connie Meggs was sentenced to 15 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release for her involvement in the Capitol attack. |
| July 21 2023 | Michael Greene was sentenced to probation and community service for his role in the Capitol attack. |
| July 12 2023 | Donovan Crowl was convicted of conspiracy and civil disorder charges in a stipulated bench trial related to the Oath Keepers' involvement in the January 6 Capitol attack. |
| June 16 2023 | A federal judge ruled Kellye SoRelle mentally incompetent to stand trial, postponing her trial indefinitely due to her inability to understand the charges related to the January 6 Capitol attack investigation. |
| June 2 2023 | David Moerschel was sentenced to 36 months in prison, and Joseph Hackett was sentenced to 42 months. |
| June 1 2023 | Roberto Minuta was sentenced to 54 months in prison, and Edward Vallejo was sentenced to 36 months. |
| May 2023 | Michael Greene, a paid security contractor for the Oath Keepers, was convicted of trespassing (a misdemeanor) related to the January 6 Capitol attack. |
| May 26 2023 | Jessica Watkins was sentenced to eight and a half years, and Kenneth Harrelson was sentenced to four years in prison. |
| May 25 2023 | Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison, and Kelly Meggs was sentenced to 12 years. |
| March 20 2023 | Connie Meggs, an Oath Keeper from Florida, was found guilty by a jury in Washington, D.C. of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and other felony charges related to the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack. |
| January 23 2023 | Roberto Minuta, Joseph Hackett, David Moerschel, and Edward Vallejo were convicted of seditious conspiracy. |
| 2022 | Rogers publicly declared her membership in the Oath Keepers on Twitter, expressing support for the organization after members were indicted for their involvement in the January 6 Capitol attack. |
| 2022 | Bobby Kinch became the national director of the Oath Keepers. |
| November 29 2022 | A jury finds Stewart Rhodes and one co-defendant guilty of seditious conspiracy. |
| September 2022 | ADL report revealed that among 38,000 Oath Keepers membership names, over 370 were current law enforcement employees and over 100 were current military personnel. |
| September 27 2022 | Jury selection began for the trial of Stewart Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins, and Thomas Caldwell. |
| July 29 2022 | Department of Justice prosecutors filed a court document arguing against the defense's potential claim that defendants were following President Trump's orders. |
| May 2022 | CNN reported that top Oath Keepers leaders were interviewed by the FBI and provided digital files detailing communications with people in Trump's orbit. |
| May 4 2022 | William Todd Wilson, leader of the North Carolina Oath Keepers, pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding. |
| April 2022 | Two indicted Oath Keepers members plead guilty to seditious conspiracy. |
| April 29 2022 | Brian Ulrich pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and obstruction. |
| March 2022 | Joshua James, head of the Alabama Oath Keepers chapter, pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of official proceedings, agreeing to cooperate with the government. |
| January 2022 | Eleven Oath Keepers were charged with seditious conspiracy for their involvement in the January 6 United States Capitol attack. |
| January 2022 | Eleven Oath Keepers members, including founder Stewart Rhodes, are indicted for seditious conspiracy. |
| 2021 | Research by the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights revealed that 48 state and local elected officials and 10 seating state lawmakers were members of the Oath Keepers group. |
| November 23 2021 | Stewart Rhodes and the Oath Keepers organization were subpoenaed by the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack to provide information about event preparations. |
| September 2021 | Hackers breached the Oath Keepers' servers, acquiring and releasing a membership cache of 38,000 apparent members to press outlets via Distributed Denial of Secrets. |
| September 2021 | Twenty Oath Keepers members are indicted for federal crimes related to the Capitol attack, with four pleading guilty. |
| June 2021 | The Wall Street Journal reported the Oath Keepers was experiencing internal fragmentation due to financial challenges, social media restrictions, and isolation. |
| March 2021 | Federal prosecutors filed a court document alleging that Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was in contact with participants before, during, and after the Capitol assault, revealing encrypted chat messages showing planned use of force and violence. |
| February 25 2021 | An expert from the Global Disinformation Index testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee, raising concerns about the group's funding and potential use of tax-deductible donations. |
| January 2021 | Three suspected Oath Keepers members were federally indicted for conspiracy related to the U.S. Capitol attack, with six more members added to the indictment in February. |
| January 6 2021 | Kelly Meggs led the Oath Keepers in the 'infamous stack' formation during the United States Capitol attack, entering Nancy Pelosi's office as part of the group's actions. |
| 2020 | After protests in Portland and Kenosha, Stewart Rhodes tweeted about the 'first shot' of a civil war and called for President Trump to declare a nationwide insurrection, leading to Twitter banning his and the Oath Keepers' accounts. |
| 2020 | Wendy Rogers was first elected as a state senator in Arizona. |
| 2020 | Anti-Defamation League (ADL) estimated the group had between 1,000 and 3,000 members, noting their influence extended beyond their membership numbers. |
| October 2020 | The Oath Keepers were reported to fully support President Donald Trump, marking a shift from their previous skepticism of Republican administrations. |
| July 2020 | At a Tennessee meeting, founder Stewart Rhodes spoke about potential conflict with protesters, stating antifa and protesters 'are insurrectionists' and would need to be suppressed. |
| 2019 | IRS granted tax-exempt status to the Louisiana-based Oath Keepers Educational Foundation, which aimed to provide veterans opportunities for community service. |
| June 22 2019 | The Oregon State Capitol was closed due to a potential militia threat reported by state police, resulting in the cancellation of a Senate session. |
| June 20 2019 | The Oath Keepers issued a provocative statement threatening civil war in response to Oregon Governor Kate Brown's efforts to compel absent Republican state senators to return to the State Capitol for a cap-and-trade bill vote. |
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