As part of our ongoing investigation into the true story of the January 6 Capitol incident, Revolver shined a light on the federal government's widespread use of informants and infiltrators within various extremist (and so-called "extremist") groups. We explored how the FBI provokes and entraps suspects into participating in crimes that never would have happened without the Bureau's instigation. And in our
massive report earlier this week, we raised questions pointing to the possibility that Oath Keepers founder and leader Stewart Rhodes may be one of these informants and provocateurs.
Repeatedly, Rhodes has injected himself into disputes or ingratiated himself with public figures by deploying the Oath Keepers to provide private personal security,
gratis. In 2018, Arizona Oath Keepers
provided personal security for Sheriff Joe Arpaio during his Senate campaign.
Oath Keepers with Joe Arpaio [Oathkeepers.org]
As it turns out, three of the 12 Oath Keeprs indicted in the aftermath of January 6th were previously deployed as bodyguards for Roger Stone. This wasn't a one-off operation, either. The DOJ's own charging documents indicate that the Oath Keepers also accompanied Stone
to events in Florida, and even visited his home. Oath Keepers also provided security to Alex Jones shortly before the Capitol incident, and in the months since, the federal government has
"investigated" the possibility of charging Stone and Jones based on their ties to the group.
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