He had a message directed at Trump: "You're going to get railroaded. You're going to be found guilty if you try to go to trial. So, everyone's been demoralized and more likely to take a plea deal and agree to 'test-a-lie' against President Trump."

 

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers who was sentenced to 18 years in prison after being found guilty of seditious conspiracy charges in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, is warning former President Donald Trump that he will face a similar legal fate.

Rhodes, a Yale Law School graduate who was sentenced in May, led the right-wing organization for 12 years until he was prosecuted and found guilty by a jury in November alongside Florida Oath Keepers leader Kelly Meggs.

Trump has been indicted twice since Rhodes was found guilty. The first indictment, handed down by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, is related to alleged hush money payments made to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal. Secondly, Trump faces 37 counts for the alleged mishandling of classified documents discovered at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.

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Oath Keepers Leader Warns Trump About Trial

By Nick Mordowanec On 7/4/23 at 5:36 PM EDT