{"id":146357,"date":"2025-01-26T18:58:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T18:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/26\/stewart-rhodes-far-right-leader-of-oath-keepers-attends-trump-rally-in-vegas-following-release-from-prison\/"},"modified":"2025-01-26T18:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T18:58:55","slug":"stewart-rhodes-far-right-leader-of-oath-keepers-attends-trump-rally-in-vegas-following-release-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/26\/stewart-rhodes-far-right-leader-of-oath-keepers-attends-trump-rally-in-vegas-following-release-from-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Stewart Rhodes, Far-Right Leader of Oath Keepers, Attends Trump Rally in Vegas Following Release From Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">Standing behind President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> during his <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2025\/01\/25\/oath-keepers-founder-stewart-rhodes-attends-trump-rally-in-vegas\/77952616007\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2025\/01\/25\/oath-keepers-founder-stewart-rhodes-attends-trump-rally-in-vegas\/77952616007\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2025\/01\/25\/oath-keepers-founder-stewart-rhodes-attends-trump-rally-in-vegas\/77952616007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rally<\/a> at the Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/the-chilling-message-behind-donald-trumps-january-6-pardons?srsltid=AfmBOorDVnB78KemiUhyUzC35RbQB8LYYD30fj8-Pa-QCG7qdbweGW9B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the recently-commuted<\/a> <strong>Stewart Rhodes<\/strong>, the right-wing militia founder who was sentenced to 18 years in prison on seditious conspiracy convictions arising from the role he played in the January 6 attack on the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Rhodes, who leads the Oath Keepers, <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/selinawangtv\/status\/1883247035438281139\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/x.com\/selinawangtv\/status\/1883247035438281139&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/selinawangtv\/status\/1883247035438281139\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was among other Trump supporters<\/a> standing near the president on Saturday. He is one of 14 people whose sentences were commuted this week\u2014all of whom are either <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/22\/us\/politics\/enrique-tarrio-stewart-rhodes.html\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/22\/us\/politics\/enrique-tarrio-stewart-rhodes.html&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/22\/us\/politics\/enrique-tarrio-stewart-rhodes.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">members of the far-right<\/a> Oath Keepers or Proud Boys groups. <strong>Enrique Tarrio<\/strong>, the Proud Boys leader who prosecutors say helped prepare his followers for street fights, was the only person to receive a longer sentence than Rhodes, at 22 years. He\u2019s also out of prison now. The pair are joined by more than 1,500 other people who were charged in the January 6 attack and pardoned by Trump on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/donald-trumps-first-orders-of-business-immigration-gender-drilling-and-j6-pardons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">day one<\/a> of his presidency\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/capitol-jan-6-pardons-trump-justice-department-8ce8b2a8f8cb602d5eaf85ac7b969606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including<\/a> those who committed violent crimes, like assaults on law enforcement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE cmter caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd jSwmTa iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Stewart Rhodes (eye patch), Ryan Bundy (green shirt) and Cliven Bundy (grey vest), react after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke at a rally at Circa Resort &amp; Casino on January 25, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd cvffOM fNaHcW caption__credit\">Ian Maule\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">During Rhodes\u2019 trial, federal prosecutors played a recording of a meeting between him and his militia on January 10, 2021, just days after the attack. &#8220;My only regret is they should have brought rifles,&#8221; Rhodes says in the recording, which was obtained by the FBI, <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/oath-keepers-trial-pelosi-trump\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/oath-keepers-trial-pelosi-trump\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/oath-keepers-trial-pelosi-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according<\/a> to CBS News. &#8220;We should have brought rifles. We could have fixed it right then and there. I&#8217;d hang [f******] Pelosi from the lamppost.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">After being released from prison on Tuesday, Rhodes donned a Trump 2020 hat and <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews\/reel\/DFHy6EDtNYb\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews\/reel\/DFHy6EDtNYb\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews\/reel\/DFHy6EDtNYb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">thanked<\/a> the president, saying he felt \u201crelief,\u201d \u201cjoy,\u201d and \u201cgratefulness\u201d when he heard the news, but that he \u201cknew it was coming.\u201d When asked how he thinks history should remember January 6, Rhodes replied, \u201cPatriots\u2019 Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cThat we stood up for our country, because we knew the election was stolen,\u201d he said, before repeating baseless claims that former president <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong> lost four years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">According to federal prosecutors, Rhodes was one of the <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/investigations\/2024\/10\/28\/stewart-rhodes-prison-jan-6-family-fears-trump-pardon\/75841506007\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/investigations\/2024\/10\/28\/stewart-rhodes-prison-jan-6-family-fears-trump-pardon\/75841506007\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/investigations\/2024\/10\/28\/stewart-rhodes-prison-jan-6-family-fears-trump-pardon\/75841506007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lead architects of the attack<\/a>\u2014plotting with other conspirators to stop Congress from certifying the presidential election results, stash weapons outside of Washington, DC, and march in militant formations on the Capitol. Following his release, he went back to those very grounds, except this time, he \u201cmet with at least one lawmaker during his visit and chatted with others, defending his actions that day and taking no responsibility in the violent siege that halted the certification of 2020 election,\u201d per <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/capitol-riot-pardons-trump-2e2275ff164550de29c34de8d12886ab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reporting<\/a> from the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cI didn\u2019t lead anything. So why should I feel responsible for that?\u201d Rhodes said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">On Friday morning, <strong>Amit P. Mehta,<\/strong> the judge who oversaw Rhodes\u2019 case, issued an <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5104820-federal-judge-bars-oath-keepers-washington-dc-capitol\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5104820-federal-judge-bars-oath-keepers-washington-dc-capitol\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5104820-federal-judge-bars-oath-keepers-washington-dc-capitol\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">order<\/a> saying the Oath Keepers&#8217; founder and other members of the militia, could no longer enter Washington, D.C. without the judge\u2019s permission. It\u2019s unclear if his order against Rhodes will stand, as Trump\u2019s new US Attorney <strong>Ed Martin<\/strong> has <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/24\/us\/politics\/steward-rhodes-oath-keepers-legal.html\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/24\/us\/politics\/steward-rhodes-oath-keepers-legal.html&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/24\/us\/politics\/steward-rhodes-oath-keepers-legal.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">already filed court papers<\/a> seeking to reverse Mehta&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/stewart-rhodes-oath-keepers-trump-rally-in-vegas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Standing behind President Donald Trump during his rally at the Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday was the recently-commuted Stewart Rhodes, the right-wing militia founder who was sentenced to 18 years in prison on seditious conspiracy convictions arising from the role he played in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Rhodes, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":146358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[263,54,262],"class_list":{"0":"post-146357","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity","8":"tag-capitol-attack","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-january-6"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}