Stewart Rhodes
Oath Keepers leader and January 6
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January 27 2025 | The court order restricting Rhodes' travel to Washington D.C. was rescinded. |
January 24 2025 | Rhodes and seven other Oath Keepers were forbidden by the D.C. District Court from entering Washington D.C. or the grounds of the Capitol without the permission of the court order. |
January 21 2025 | Rhodes was released from federal prison following the commutation of his sentence. |
January 20 2025 | President Donald Trump commuted Rhodes' prison sentence to time served. |
2024 | Dakota Adams, Rhodes' eldest son, announced he was running for the Montana House of Representatives. |
July 12 2023 | The Department of Justice filed a notice of intent to appeal Rhodes's sentence, seeking longer terms for him and his co-defendants. |
May 25 2023 | Rhodes received an 18-year prison sentence for his role in the January 6 Capitol attack, which was the longest sentence handed down to any of the charged conspirators at that time. |
May 23 2023 | Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the January 6 Capitol attack. |
November 29 2022 | After a nine-week trial, Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy and evidence tampering, marking the first such conviction since 1995. |
January 13 2022 | Stewart Rhodes and nine other Oath Keepers members were arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy related to the January 6 Capitol attack. |
January 10 2021 | Four days after the Capitol attack, Rhodes was recorded at a meeting expressing regret that the participants 'should have brought rifles', suggesting he believed more violent action could have been taken, including a violent threat against Nancy Pelosi. |
January 6 2021 | Rhodes entered restricted Capitol grounds during the January 6 attack, directing Oath Keepers members via telephone and text, instructing them on positioning around the building. Prior to this, he had personally spent $20,000 to purchase 'a small arsenal' of firearms and tactical gear. |
December 12 2020 | Rhodes spoke at a pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C., alongside prominent right-wing figures like Michael Flynn and Alex Jones. He called on Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 and warned of a potential 'much more bloody war' if not implemented. |
November 2020 | Rhodes launched a campaign attempting to persuade President Donald Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 and deploy the military and Oath Keepers as a militia. |
November 7 2020 | After the presidential election was called for Biden, Rhodes joined a Roger Stone text chat group and asked: 'What's the plan?', indicating his potential involvement in post-election political activities. |
2018 | Tasha Adams filed for divorce, accusing Rhodes of emotional and physical abuse. |
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