*Updated NOV 29 in comments*
DAY 1
The jury selection began last month and the trial begins today, october 3, with presentation of the charges of each of the first 5 defendants to the jury. U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta is presiding.
SEPT. 3: Stewart Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins,Thomas Caldwell.
NOV. 29: Roberto Minuta, Joseph Hackett, David Moerschel, Edward Vallejo.
For highlights from someone who is there live: Brandi Buchman, Daily Kos Staff, LIVE: Follow along with the Oath Keeper seditious conspiracy trial. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/10/3/2126660/-LIVE-Follow-along-with-the-Oath-Keeper-seditious-conspiracy-trial
Or see Brandi's play by play live tweets here: https://twitter.com/Brandi_Buchman/status/1576916673944113153 ( I am not on Twitter but use and peruse it for info, and have just learned that clicking on the last tweet will refresh with the new entries ... arrrgh!)
To find your favourite news source and other live Tweets from the trial, scroll here:
https://twitter.com/search?q=Oath%20Keeper%20trial&src=typed_query
Were I a jury member, these would be very important notations:
Dec. 2020, Rhodes wrote that tRUMP “needs to know that if he fails to act, then we will.” In early Jan. he warned a “final nail” would be put in the “coffin of this Republic,” unless they fought their way out. “With Trump (preferably) or without him, we have no choice,” Rhodes wrote, “Be prepared for a major let down on the 6-8th. And get ready to do it OURSELVES.”
Updated sentencing:
Stewart Rhodes Sentence: 18 years prison and 36 months of supervised release.
Kelly Meggs Sentence: 12 years prison and 36 months of supervised release.
Jessica Watkins Sentence: 8½ years prison and 36 months of supervised release.
Kenneth Harrelson Sentence: 4 years prison and 24 months of supervised release.
Thomas Caldwell.Sentence: TBD
Roberto Minuta Sentence: 54 months prison and 36 months of supervised release
Joseph Hackett Sentence: 42 months prison and 36 months of supervised release.
David Moerschel Sentence: 3 years prison and 36 months of supervised release
Edward Vallejo Sentence: 3 years prison and 36 months of supervised release
(About Kelly Meggs wife... 'Court records show Connie Meggs received two sentences, which will run concurrently [will serve them at the same time] stemming from separate charges — one for 15 months and the other for 12 months. Both sentences come with 36 months of supervised release.' The URL shows how she threw her husband under the bus. https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/08/30/central-florida-woman-sentenced-to-more-than-a-year-in-prison-for-jan-6-capitol-attack/
Even though she was found guilty in March of her most agregious charges, the POS judge Mehta felt -boo hoo- it was all so harsh and ignored all of that ... What a freaking disappointing Obama appointment. https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2023/03/20/4-guilty-of-conspiracy-in-latest-oath-keepers-jan-6-trial/