The Oath Keepers leader and founder has said he was present at the riot but never entered the Capitol. Prepare your mind, body, spirit," he wrote in an encrypted message to other Oath Keepers in November 2020. Over the next two days, according to the indictment, Rhodes spent $5,000 on firearms and gun equipment. In the days after Jan. 6, according to the indictment, Rhodes spent about $17,500 on firearms components, ammunition and other equipment. ADVERTISEMENTThe House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol subpoenaed Rhodes and the Oath Keepers organization in late November.

Source: The Guardian January 14, 2022 00:58 UTC