Indictment Alleges Oath Keepers Prepped For Weeks For Capitol Attack | Talking Points Memo

Three members of the Oath Keepers militia group were indicted on conspiracy charges Wednesday over their allegedly planned effort to disrupt the congressional certification of the 2020 Electoral College tally. 


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How many Kevin Bacons are these guys from Trump?

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More of this, please. And deny their motions for a change of venue to Bumfuck, MT.

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Nothing to see here. Just some “patriots” trying to overthrow the government. Trump is gone, so no need to pursue any of this.

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“Three members of the Oath Keepers militia group were indicted on conspiracy charges Wednesday over their allegedly planned effort to disrupt the congressional certification of the 2020 Electoral College tally.”

So “Oath Keepers” were trying to prevent Congress members from keeping their Constitutional oaths?

Irony isn’t just dead, it’s been abducted by the FSB, novichoked in a van, and dumped in the Volga.

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Conspiracy. Excellent. Shows premeditation and intent to engage in all the other acts they committed. Removes the heat of the moment defense. Send them to Gitmo.

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“That way the boys don’t have to try and schlep weps on the bus,”

Who paid for the bus, or were they flying greyhound?

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They planned for weeks to be indicted. Well I’m sure it’s the hardest they’ve worked in their lives so I hope they find that it was worth it.

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Incels replicating via asexual reproduction.

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So if two guys buy a plane ticket three weeks in advance of the date, is it conspiracy? Regardless, from the quotes I think there’s plenty to make conspiracy charges stick. This ain’t the malheur dildoers claiming they all of their own independent volition decided to descend on a closed national park, with no evidence positively indicating conspiracy.

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20 years federal accommodations for each 1 week of planning seems to be a fair ratio…

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[1] Biden may still yet be our President,” she allegedly wrote to one recruit on Nov. 17. [2] “If he is, our way of life as we know it is over.

When she’s right [1], she’s right [2].

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Somewhere along the line they strayed from peaceable assembly and petitioning for a redress of grievances.

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So you’re saying maybe instead they should have gone with the sternly worded letter?

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Irony? It’s absolutely sick what they do :

Talk about ‘cultural appropriation’.

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I don’t think Bacon is ever too far away from T****.

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One of six men charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy, admitting that the group discussed an incredible scheme to snatch her at her lakeside vacation home and destroy a bridge to slow down police.

Ty Garbin’s guilty plea is a major catch for prosecutors, only about four months after arrests were made. His testimony could strengthen the government’s case against the others and back up evidence collected by informants and undercover agents.

Garbin appeared in federal court in Grand Rapids a few hours after a plea agreement loaded with details about the operation was filed, including his pledge to fully cooperate with investigators. There was no agreement on a sentencing range, but his assistance could help him when he returns July 8.

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That might raise some copyright issues with prominent Democrats.

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