Oath Keepers Founder Convicted of Sedition in Capitol Attack
Grace Molteni/Mother Jones; Collin County Sheriff’s Office/AP, Mihoko Owada/STAR MAX/IPx/AP; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A jury has convicted Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, of seditious conspiracy and other crimes, a milestone in the Justice Department’s sprawling…
An Oath Keeper Took the Stand in Her Own Defense. It Went Badly.
Grace Molteni/Mother Jones; Jose Luis Magana/AP, Montgomery County Jail/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keeper charged with seditious conspiracy, struggled Thursday under cross examination by prosecutors—at one point shouting that the 2020 election had been stolen from Donald Trump. “Half…
Republicans Will End the January 6 Committee. They May Also Investigate It.
Representative Bennie Thompson, Chair of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol. Jabin Botsford/Pool/CNP/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Republican have won control of the House of Representatives, and that means the January 6 committee will be…
An “Idiot Running Around”: An Oath Keeper Talked About Her Role On January 6 in Surprise Testimony
Montgomery County Jail via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday, one of five Oath Keepers on trial for charges that include seditious conspiracy related to the January 6 attack on the US Capitol unexpectedly took the stand in her own defense. Jessica…
Jan. 6 Rioter Who Dragged a Police Officer Into the Crowd Gets 7.5 Years in Prison
hoto By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday, a US District Court judge sentenced a January 6 rioter to seven years and six months in prison for dragging DC police Officer Michael Fanone into the angry mob…
5 Candidates Who Could Help Trump Steal the Presidency
Daniel Zender Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.National elections in the United States are administered by local and state officials. Here are a few candidates sympathetic to Trump’s election fraud claims, who, if they win in November, could help him or another Republican steal…