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Judi Lynn

(160,525 posts)
Fri Jan 22, 2021, 04:22 PM Jan 2021

Oath Keeper Charged in Capitol Riots Was 'Preparing for Literal War,' Feds Say

‘PREPARED FOR VIOLENCE’
Prosecutors also revealed that one of the Oath Keepers who stormed the Capitol had directions on how to make explosives at her home.


Pilar Melendez
Reporter
Updated Jan. 22, 2021 2:16PM ET Published Jan. 22, 2021 1:50PM ET

A member of the far-right paramilitary group the Oath Keepers who’s been charged with conspiring to storm the Capitol was ready “for violence” during the deadly riot and had plans for a “further insurrection,” federal prosecutors said Friday.

“The plan was never for peaceful protest,” a Virginia prosecutor said during a detention hearing for Donovan Crowl, a former U.S. Marine. “The Oath Keepers arrived in D.C. prepared for violence.”

. . .

The Oath Keepers allegedly began plotting at least five days before the insurrection, according to court papers. In a Jan. 1 Facebook message, Caldwell admitted he was looking for housing for several individuals at a Comfort Inn in Ballston, Virginia.

The hotel, which is eight miles from the Capitol, “would allow us to go hunting at night if we wanted to,” Caldwell said in a Facebook message to Watkins, according to the affidavit.

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Oath Keeper Charged in Capitol Riots Was 'Preparing for Literal War,' Feds Say (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jan 2021 OP
Lets hope they remain in custody! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #1
"Oath Keeper" my arse... Harker Jan 2021 #2

Harker

(14,015 posts)
2. "Oath Keeper" my arse...
Fri Jan 22, 2021, 05:32 PM
Jan 2021

I seem to recall something about defending the Constitution from ALL enemies, foreign and domestic.

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