Oath Keepers founder tried to phone Trump on Jan. 6, group member tells court
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Oath Keepers Member Pleads Guilty, Reveals Attempt to Contact Trump
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The Spin
Democratic narrative
Bit by bit we're learning of the ties between groups that were instrumental in the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol, like the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys, and their close ties to the Trump White House. This is a sign that the political attempt to stop the certification of the votes overlapped with the violent effort.
Pro-Trump narrative
It's absurd to call Jan. 6 a "seditious conspiracy" by unarmed citizens who largely committed no acts of violence. The Democrats are the anti-Americans, targeting patriotic citizens as "domestic terrorists."
