Oath Keepers Planned ‘Armed Rebellion’ on Jan. 6, DOJ Says

Federal prosecutors cast the Oath Keepers as a threat to democracy in the first seditious conspiracy trial to stem from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Describing the long tradition of a peaceful transfer of power after US presidential elections, Assistant US Attorney Jeffrey Nestler said in opening arguments on Monday that the right-wing militia group sought to halt that “by whatever means necessary,” planning “an armed rebellion to shatter a bedrock of democracy.” The Oath Keepers “descended upon DC to attack not just the Capitol, not just Congress…