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CNN: Some of his followers are being sought by the FBI. It's not stopping the leader of the Oath Keepers
CNN ^ | Feb 16 | By Mallory Simon, Sara Sidner and Anna-Maja Rappard,

Posted on 02/16/2021 8:15:24 AM PST by RandFan

The FBI is investigating some of his followers. Others are already in custody and facing decades in prison if convicted of federal charges connected to the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. But the national leader of the extremist Oath Keepers group is carrying on as before. He might even be emboldened.

"You gotta declare this regime to be illegitimate," Stewart Rhodes said on Infowars on January 30 -- 24 days after the riot amid the violence that left five dead and delayed the certification of President Joe Biden's election win. "You gotta to declare everything that comes out of King Biden's mouth as illegitimate -- null and void from the inception because he is not a legitimate president." 

Rhodes is still peddling the falsehood that the election was illegitimate. He says Biden's administration and supporters in Congress should be seen as an occupying enemy force and issues warnings about what he claims are 365 million armed patriots ready to "rise up."

"There is going to be resistance. The only question is what will be the spark," Rhodes said in a January 30 interview on Infowars, a media organization that is one of the leading purveyors of conspiracy theories in the US. "They keep pushing," he said of who he calls "leftists." "That is why it's important... Let them be the ones who draw first blood. Then you defend."

(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: capitolriot; cwii; oathkeeers; oathkeepers; rhodes; trumpsupporters
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As you'd expect it's a hit a piece. They're going after Rhodes now...
1 posted on 02/16/2021 8:15:24 AM PST by RandFan
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To: RandFan

One sign that the FBI is attempting to regain some of it’s totally destroyed and shat upon reputation is when we learn that they are going after CNN. Until then, the FBI is just a bunch of democRAT hacks with badges.


2 posted on 02/16/2021 8:18:37 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: RandFan

In contrast, the FBI is not investigating any of Kamala Harris’s terrorist followers. They are facing no charges for their “mostly peaceful protests”, and Kamala herself raises money to bail those terrorists out on the rare occasions when a police officer who didn’t get the memo does arrest them.

We are facing pure evil, and the double standard is just one of many measure on how this will go down.


3 posted on 02/16/2021 8:21:03 AM PST by Pollster1 (America is no longer in Claire Wolfe's "awkward stage")
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To: RandFan
Others are already in custody and facing decades in prison if convicted of federal charges

Decades? For entering a Federal building after being let inside? Vandalism? What about all the BLM/Antifas who torched Federal courthouses?

4 posted on 02/16/2021 8:22:29 AM PST by montag813 ("Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the Great")
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To: RandFan

Stewart Rhodes is telling the truth. Biden must be rejected. Trump must be returned to the Whitehouse.


5 posted on 02/16/2021 8:24:17 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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>> the riot amid the violence that left five dead

The woman that was trampled after the cops decided to remove the fences

Two that died from unrelated health issues not near the Capital

Our fellow Trump supporter, Brian Sicknick who’s family indicated no blunt force was involved

And Ashli — the individual that somehow had a significant role in the “siege” farce.

And perhaps two other LEOs that were suicided?

Do I have the correct “victims” of the alleged mayhem?


6 posted on 02/16/2021 8:24:45 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Gene Eric

AOC was run over by one of the many tanks attacking the Capitol where she wasn’t at.

Makes as much sense as she does.


7 posted on 02/16/2021 8:28:43 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: montag813

Others are already in custody and facing decades in prison if convicted of federal charges

I’m so old I remember when all the Kavanaugh protestors were let go after invading the Capital and verbally assaulting reps. No fines. No punishment. Two-tier justice.


8 posted on 02/16/2021 8:32:42 AM PST by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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To: Pollster1

If the leaders of a country do not realize that they are accountable to God and thus should have a healthy respect for His standards (the “Fear of the Lord”), then they eventually will learn that they are accountable to those they govern.

If they ignore their accountability to God, eventually they will face His judgement.

If they ignore their accountability to the governed, they will face the judgement of the Ballot Box. If they corrupt the Ballot Box, then comes the judgement of the Courts. If they corrupt the Courts, then the Legislature must do the Right thing.

If they fail, then, eventually, they will face the wrath of the People.

25,000 troops in Washington, DC is evidence that our Legislature is beginning to understand this last point. Their fear is spreading as evidenced by their move to vet the troops to weed out “undesirable” political leanings.

Be afraid, be very afraid.

Repent before God and the people you govern. Take seriously your oath of office. Read the Constitution, as written.


9 posted on 02/16/2021 8:38:45 AM PST by BwanaNdege ( Experience is the best teacher, but if you can accept it 2nd hand, the tuition is less!)
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To: RandFan

One thing I am certain of is that the Oath Keepers are infiltrated by FBI operatives. I would not be involved with them for that reason alone.


10 posted on 02/16/2021 8:39:33 AM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODYS BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: RandFan

Whatever you may think otherwise, I think his statement “There is going to be resistance. The only question is what will be the spark,” is likely true. That spark may be hours away or a decade away but unless something changes, it will come.


11 posted on 02/16/2021 8:39:59 AM PST by gunnut
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To: Da Coyote

The FBI are government employees.


12 posted on 02/16/2021 8:40:15 AM PST by ecomcon
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To: montag813

Should be interesting when the video is shown as evidence for the defense of police waiving them through. The way federal prosecutions work, they will likely reduce the charges and accept guilty pleas to very low level trespassing charges for 95% of those currently charged. They will be destroyed financially in the process. The other 5% will be used as examples and hopefully they get it right and get the truly violent ones and the ones (apt here were some).


13 posted on 02/16/2021 8:43:33 AM PST by gunnut
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To: RandFan
Let them be the ones who draw first blood. Then you defend.

I crack up every time I hear this nonsense. They've drawn first blood so many times it ain't even funny. But the Oath Breakers and 2% milkers are too busy chasing each other around the forest with their paintball guns.

14 posted on 02/16/2021 8:55:40 AM PST by dware (Americans prefer peaceful slavery over dangerous freedom)
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To: RandFan

The are calling for anyone who expresses “anti-government” opinions to be jailed. They get some asshat from the ADL to chime in, despite the fact that there’s zero evidence of anti-Semitism in the Oath Keepers. As representatives of a tiny minority, I would think Jewish organizations would have the sense not to be hopelessly partisan, ‘cause when the elephants rumble, the mice get trampled. No, I’m not an anti-semite, just pointing out that actions like this where leftist Jews represent themselves as the only Jewish voice on national matters are just stupid.


15 posted on 02/16/2021 8:55:52 AM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: RandFan

Don’t know the group but calling them “ extremist “ hardly seems like objective journalism


16 posted on 02/16/2021 8:56:26 AM PST by newzjunkey (America First - bring on Giant Meteor in 2021)
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To: Nextrush

The article makes that clear, although it’s good psyops on the part of the FBI to make everyone think they’ve infiltrated everywhere.


17 posted on 02/16/2021 8:57:51 AM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: Nextrush
One thing I am certain of is that the Oath Keepers are infiltrated by FBI operatives.

I am sure you are right, the problem for the FBI is they have to wonder which teem their agents are playing for.

18 posted on 02/16/2021 8:58:35 AM PST by usurper ( version )
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To: Da Coyote
just a bunch of democRAT hacks with badges.

Otherwise known as as the FBI-NKVD.

19 posted on 02/16/2021 9:00:58 AM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: RandFan
Oath Keepers are extremists?

What do we call the people who do not keep their oaths, but instead bring honest law-abiders and law-enforcers to ruin? Hmmm?

Are we talking about the Federal Bureau of Insinuators? or the Freely and Blatant Instigators?

Can we still trust these guys in anything? Back in my childhood, they were the G-Men, the Gang-Busters, whom every real American could trust with his life.

Is that what they are now? Oath-Keeper-Busters? Trump-busters? the Untouchable nemesis of law-abiding extremists?

What a change!

20 posted on 02/16/2021 9:03:36 AM PST by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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