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    Capitol Riot Prosecutions Expose 'Oath Keepers' Extremists In Florida

    Orlando Sentinel
    June 05 | 2021
    Capitol Riot Prosecutions Expose 'Oath Keepers' Extremists In Florida

    Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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    ORLANDO, Fla. — As rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, 21-year-old Kissimmee resident William Isaacs and his fellow Oath Keepers, clad in battle gear, climbed up the steps in a military-style “stack" to get to the building's Columbus Doors on January 6, court documents say. There, they joined the mob attacking police who were guarding the doors, according to federal prosecutors. Minutes later, Isaacs and his anti-government militia group were among those who shoved and pushed past officers through the doors into the Capitol Rotunda. Authorities say the Oath Keepers directed supporters of then-Presi...

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