Thread by @ryanjreilly

As we wait on a federal magistrate judge in Texas to rule on whether Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III should be released pretrial in his seditious conspiracy case, here's some new reporting on his proposed custodians in California. (THREAD)

As @joshgerstein reported, a family member identified in court only as Benjamin told the judge that he had no connections to the Oath Keepers or the Capitol riot.

"We're boring," Benjamin testified.

politico.com/news/2022/01/2…

CNN reported that Benjamin testified that family members who live on the ranch in California are not Oath Keeper members. cnn.com/2022/01/24/pol…

But, as online sleuths with Capitol Terrorists Exposers uncovered, that's not the whole story.

"IM GOING LIVE FOR OATH KEEPERS AT HIGH NOON FOR THE BIGGEST RALLY YET," Benjamin's wife (Rhodes' relative) posted in 2020.

(I independently confirmed the family's identity.)

Rhodes' attorney has not responded to a request for comment.

Here's Benjamin getting one-name billing on the court docket:

And here's Benjamin's wife (and Rhodes' relative):

.@stevanzetti reported that the judge seemed more inclined towards the Californians. Unclear whether feds knew about the Oath Keepers’ ties before a few hours ago, or whether they’ll attempt to furnish this information to the court before a decision comes out.

https://twitter.com/stevanzetti/status/1485688517145636864