The Boy Scout Defense: Elmer Stewart Rhodes takes the stand at seditious conspiracy trial – By Brandi Buchman (Daily Kos) / Nov 4, 2022
Relaxed and so easy with a response that he would often apologize for speaking over his attorney, Elmer Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the extremist Oath Keepers organization now on trial for seditious conspiracy, finally took the witness stand on Friday.
He and his fellow militia members Jessica Watkins, Kelly Meggs, Thomas Caldwell, and Kenneth Harrelson have been on trial at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., for a month and prosecutors didn’t rest their case until Thursday.
Rhodes, donning a dark suit and tie, took the stand under direct examination from his attorney Philip Linder and confidently turned to face jurors as he spoke.
He has watched for weeks as Justice Department prosecutors have rolled out text after text and video after video of himself and his co-defendants allegedly engaging in a conspiracy to stop the transfer of power.
