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riversedge

(81,588 posts)
Sun May 24, 2026, 06:34 AM 2 hrs ago

BREAKING: Trump's corrupt DOJ moves to DISMISS seditious conspiracy charges against Oath Keepers leader Elmer Stewart Rh



BREAKING: Trump's corrupt DOJ moves to DISMISS seditious conspiracy charges against Oath Keepers leader Elmer Stewart Rhodes – with prejudice!

In a jaw-dropping act of degeneracy, the Trump Justice Department has filed a motion to permanently dismiss the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III and several other convicted January 6 defendants.

By filing the motion 'with prejudice,' the Trump DOJ has permanently dropped the seditious conspiracy charges, meaning Rhodes and the other Oath Keepers can never be prosecuted again for their central role in the January 6 insurrection.

Trump loves to scream about “law and order” and “backing the blue” but he has now ordered his own DOJ to let the key figure behind the violent coup attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power on Jan. 6, walk free on the most serious charges.

Rhodes and his co-defendants were convicted by a jury of seditious conspiracy for plotting to use force to prevent the certification of the 2020 election. They were part of the mob that attacked the Capitol, injured police officers, and tried to overturn the will of the voters.

And now Trump’s hand-picked simps are trying to simply erase it.

This is the state of justice in the United States of America today, nothing but retribution and reward for fealty. Trump is using the power of the DOJ to protect his lowlife foot soldiers from the January 6 insurrection while punishing those who investigated it.

The message to the country is loud and clear: if you commit violence on Trump’s behalf, you will be protected. If you try to hold him accountable or call him out, you will be targeted.

This is an outrage. And it doesn’t look like one we can fix with respect to Rhodes and his gang of neanderthals.

What we can do is rededicate ourselves to the restoration of constitutional governance through the ballot box, and until that day, work to hold Trump to account by any legal means.

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@Klynnwalker9
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Stewart Rhodes is the founder of The Oath Keepers.
They were there in force on J6.
His 'only regret is that they should have brought rifles.'

These are the men President Trump pardoned.
These are the men President Trump believes are true American patriots who were victims of a corrupt legal system.
These are the men President Trump decided you and I and every other taxpayer in America, now has to pay a huge chunk of money to, for the crime of seditious conspiracy against the government of the United States.
This is the law and order President, right?

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BREAKING: Trump's corrupt DOJ moves to DISMISS seditious conspiracy charges against Oath Keepers leader Elmer Stewart Rh (Original Post) riversedge 2 hrs ago OP
'Choose a convicted criminal as president and you'll have a government that protects and favors other criminals. "🚨 Tr riversedge 2 hrs ago #1
I wonder if his children are still terrified of him. I think the only peace they've had is when he was locked up. Vinca 1 hr ago #2
Rhodes is a dangerous criminal. He's 100% oasis 1 hr ago #3

riversedge

(81,588 posts)
1. 'Choose a convicted criminal as president and you'll have a government that protects and favors other criminals. "🚨 Tr
Sun May 24, 2026, 06:47 AM
2 hrs ago


Choose a convicted criminal as president and you'll have a government that protects and favors other criminals.

"🚨 Trump's Department of Justice has now requested the dismissal, with prejudice, of the seditious conspiracy case against Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, founder of the Oath Keepers, and several other Oath Keepers members who participated in the January 6 insurrection, meaning the charges cannot be brought again in the future."

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Vinca

(54,354 posts)
2. I wonder if his children are still terrified of him. I think the only peace they've had is when he was locked up.
Sun May 24, 2026, 07:46 AM
1 hr ago

oasis

(54,025 posts)
3. Rhodes is a dangerous criminal. He's 100%
Sun May 24, 2026, 08:04 AM
1 hr ago

the type of maniac who will continue to be a threat to the public.

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