WASHINGTON — Oath Keepers’ founder Stewart Rhodes was recorded saying at a meeting of his far-right group days after the 2020 election that their “mission” was to travel to Washington to stand up against what he viewed as a fraudulent presidential race.
“You’ve got a responsibility and duty,” Rhodes told more than 100 followers, according to a transcript of the recording played Tuesday by prosecutors at his trial on sedition charges in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
The government questioned FBI Special Agent Michael Palian on Tuesday morning about messages and audio recordings from Rhodes, who it has sought to cast as ringleader in a plot to stop the transfer of presidential power.
