EXCLUSIVE: The Oath Keeper Podcast Interviews - Jan. 6 and Continued

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Ryan Goodman
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Listen to and read these segments of #OathKeepers interviews.

Justice Department cited some as incriminating.
We found, analyzed, and present several more.

Shows militia members' expectations on morning of #January6th, disappointment in Trump following.

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EXCLUSIVE: The Oath Keeper Podcast Interviews - Jan. 6 and Continued Threats
Many revelations included. Listen to audio clips. Read transcripts.
11:59 AM · Jan 19, 2022

https://www.justsecurity.org/79889/exclusive-the-oath-keeper-podcast-interviews-new-insights-into-jan-6-and-continued-threats/

In documents filed by the Department of Justice against members of the Oath Keepers militia in recent days, prosecutors reference podcast appearances by Edward Vallejo, one of the Oath Keepers indicted for seditious conspiracy in an attempt to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. Vallejo, however, was not the only Oath Keeper to appear on the podcast series. And some of what Vallejo and others said, in their exchanges with the show’s sympathetic host, sheds light on the mindset and role of the Oath Keepers and their expectations that President Trump would act in concert with their efforts.

What’s more, in podcast appearances after the attack on Jan. 6, the Oath Keeper’s founder and leader, Stewart Rhodes, discussed his strategic goals for the militia movement’s future in terms that reflect the diffuse threat these militia groups pose in different parts of the country.

Just Security has located and reviewed appearances by the Oath Keepers on the podcast — Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock –– and reviewed four episodes that feature members of the Oath Keepers including Vallejo and Rhodes.

The Justice Department alleges Rhodes led the Oath Keeper’s seditious conspiracy. Vallejo allegedly served on a heavily armed team staged at a hotel in Arlington, Virginia that ran operations on Jan. 6 and was prepared to serve as a Quick Reaction Force (QRF) in the case of escalation. A third Oath Keeper whom the DOJ identifies as “another member of his Arizona QRF team,” is identified on the podcast as Todd Kanaris, appearing alongside Vallejo. There is no public record that Kanaris has been arrested or indicted for events at the Capitol.

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