Members of the Oath Keepers had weapons stashed at the Comfort Inn in Arlington, Va., ready to pass on to the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters, prosecutors say in documents detailing charges of seditious conspiracy
“I think Congress will screw him [President Trump] over. The only chance we/he has is if we scare the shit out of them and convince them it will be torches and pitchforks time [if] they don’t do the right thing,” Mr. Rhodes told the other Oath Keepers as they made plans for Jan. 6, the indictment alleged.
“Other than the fact that Stewart Rhodes bought some guns, I don’t see any new allegations of fact,” Mr. Moseley said. “That makes me think they are just responding to congressional criticism, it’s not like they found something new.” The next day, as many of the other Oath Keepers allegedly breached the Capitol in military formation, Mr. Vallejo remained at the hotel, telling his comrades via the encrypted messaging service Signal he had two trucks on standby and they just had to “say the word,” according to the indictment and detention memo. At 2:24 p.m., it states, just as lawmakers were being evacuated from their chambers, Mr. Vallejo messaged: “Vallejo back at hotel and outfitted. Have 2 trucks available.
Some other alleged members of the group, including Virginia man Thomas Caldwell, who served in the U.S. Navy, and a former U.S. Army infantryman, Jessica Watkins, were among the first to beof developing a military-style plan to breach the Capitol. They have both pleaded not guilty, and now face the additional charge of seditious conspiracy.
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