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Oath Keepers' Stuart Rhodes was in contact with Secret Service, member says

Headline from Newsweek

John Zimmerman testified that he thought the Oath Keepers leader was in contact with a Secret Service agent as early as September 2002.

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Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. Insider

    Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes plans to testify at his seditious conspiracy trial, his defense lawyer says (opens Insider)

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    The trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four members of the group is "one of the most important" in history, a defense lawyer said.

  2. CBS News

    Former Oath Keepers member says leader Stewart Rhodes may have been in contact with Secret Service agent months before Jan. 6 attack (opens CBS News)

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    Rhodes and four codefendants are on trial for allegedly conspiring to resist the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden

  3. MyNorthwest

    Ex-Oath Keeper: Group leader claimed Secret Service contact (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told a member of the extremist group before the 2020 election that he had a contact in the Secret

  4. NBC News

    Stewart Rhodes claimed Secret Service contact months before Jan. 6 attack, former Oath Keeper testifies (opens NBC News)

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    John Zimmerman, who broke away from Rhodes and the Oath Keepers before Jan. 6, believed Rhodes had a connection in former President Donald Trump's orbit.

  5. Insider

    Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes claimed to have contact with a Secret Service agent, ex-member testifies at trial (opens Insider)

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    Trial testimony gave a possible clue as to whom the Oath Keepers founder called on January 6 in hopes of speaking with then-President Donald Trump.

  6. Newsweek

    Oath Keepers' Stuart Rhodes was in contact with Secret Service, member says (opens Newsweek)

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    John Zimmerman testified that he thought the Oath Keepers leader was in contact with a Secret Service agent as early as September 2002.

  7. Washington Times

    Ex-Oath Keeper: Group leader Stewart Rhodes claimed Secret Service contact (opens Washington Times)

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    Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told a member of the extremist group before the 2020 election that he had a contact in the Secret Service, a witness testified Thursday in Rhodes’ Capitol riot trial.

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