Posted on Jul 1, 2021
Third Oath Keeper pleads guilty to role in U.S. Capitol riot
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An Alabama man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to joining with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers in storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Federal prosecutors said Mark Grods, 54, of Mobile, was arrested Wednesday after agreeing Monday to plead guilty to criminal charges — an unusual move, suggesting that he was already cooperating with investigators.
Court documents said he agreed to cooperate going forward with the prosecutors as they work to bring charges against others involved in the riot. He is the third person accused of being an Oath Keeper who has agreed to cooperate.
Grods admitted that he communicated with other Oath Keepers in the weeks leading up to the Capitol siege and drove to Washington, bringing a shotgun and a handgun, which he gave to another person to store in a Virginia hotel.
On Jan. 6, he rode with other Oath Keepers in golf carts and entered the Capitol with some of them after lining up in a military-style stack formation, according to his signed statement of the offense. Court documents said he carried a large stick but was inside the Capitol for only four minutes, leaving after police "began deploying chemical irritants" toward him.
Federal prosecutors said Mark Grods, 54, of Mobile, was arrested Wednesday after agreeing Monday to plead guilty to criminal charges — an unusual move, suggesting that he was already cooperating with investigators.
Court documents said he agreed to cooperate going forward with the prosecutors as they work to bring charges against others involved in the riot. He is the third person accused of being an Oath Keeper who has agreed to cooperate.
Grods admitted that he communicated with other Oath Keepers in the weeks leading up to the Capitol siege and drove to Washington, bringing a shotgun and a handgun, which he gave to another person to store in a Virginia hotel.
On Jan. 6, he rode with other Oath Keepers in golf carts and entered the Capitol with some of them after lining up in a military-style stack formation, according to his signed statement of the offense. Court documents said he carried a large stick but was inside the Capitol for only four minutes, leaving after police "began deploying chemical irritants" toward him.
Third Oath Keeper pleads guilty to role in U.S. Capitol riot
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When I first heard of the Oath Keepers several years ago, it seemed like a decent idea. Uphold the Constitution.
But then I looked into what they meant by that. By upholding the Constitution what they meant was their personal interpretations of it, not the legal interpretation created by the Judiciary. Of course, that's not upholding the Constitution at all. That's individuals trying to usurp the Constitutional powers of the judiciary and implying they will use force to do it.
But then I looked into what they meant by that. By upholding the Constitution what they meant was their personal interpretations of it, not the legal interpretation created by the Judiciary. Of course, that's not upholding the Constitution at all. That's individuals trying to usurp the Constitutional powers of the judiciary and implying they will use force to do it.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SPC Kevin Ford - I Heard Oath Keepers and I Thought of the "Blood Oath" of Soldiers in the Wehrmacht and they have Proven Time and Time again that is what they Meant. Reich Wing Terrorist.
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SPC Kevin Ford
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - I suspect they don't see themselves that way. They likely see themselves as patriots. Their problem is similar to a lot of problems we have. They have some parts of the Constitution that they have read a very specific way and really believe their interpretation. However, they love it so much they ignore parts of the Constitution that lay out how differences in interpretation are resolved.
I put it in the same category on how people have very fervent religious beliefs and are willing to compartmentalize away contradictions. In this case a fervent belief that their interpretation of the Constitution is right and must be defended, but ignore the part of the Constitution that points out that their interpretation doesn't meet Constitutional scrutiny as a matter of law.
I put it in the same category on how people have very fervent religious beliefs and are willing to compartmentalize away contradictions. In this case a fervent belief that their interpretation of the Constitution is right and must be defended, but ignore the part of the Constitution that points out that their interpretation doesn't meet Constitutional scrutiny as a matter of law.
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SPC Kevin Ford
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - It's a primary reason why, when a lot of authoritarian regimes try and take power, one of the first things they subvert is the Judiciary. That's what the Oath Keepers are doing, they may not all consciously realize it, but that is clearly what they are doing.
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