William Todd Wilson is the first member to reveal that Rhodes attempted to contact Trump on the evening of the riot.
, in planning to use force to halt the peaceful transfer of power from then-President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden.
Protesters gather on the second day of pro-Trump events fueled by President Donald Trump's continued claims of election fraud in an to overturn the results before Congress finalizes them in a joint session of the 117th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. "At approximately 5:00 p.m., Wilson, Rhodes, and others left the Capitol grounds and walked together to the Phoenix Hotel," the statement read."Rhodes then called an individual over speaker phone.
Wilson's plea agreement stated that he agreed to join Rhodes and other co-defendants in stopping the peaceful transition of power. In one"Leadership" group messaging chat, Rhodes allegedly implored the group, "We aren't getting through this without a civil war. Too late for that. Prepare your mind, body, spirit."
On the afternoon of January 6, Wilson, Rhodes and others allegedly"bypassed barricades and Capitol Police officers, and unlawfully entered the restricted grounds of the Capitol," the court documents revealed. And later that day, Wilson admitted he entered the Capitol building with his pocketknife and 14 other members of the Oath Keepers organization. He said did not bring his cache of weapons to the Capitol but left them at his hotel in case they were needed.
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