Judge won't delay Oath Keepers' trial over Jan. 6 hearings

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August 2nd, 2022

This photo provided by the Collin County Sheriff's Office shows Stewart Rhodes. Members of the far-right Oath Keepers' extremist group charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol will face jurors this fall after a judge on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, denied defense attorneys' bid to delay the high-profile trial until next year. Lawyers for Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, and other associates of the antigovernment group argued a trial beginning in September would be tainted by publicity surrounding recent Jan. 6 House committee hearings. (Collin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Members of the far-right Oath Keepers’ extremist group charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will face jurors this fall after a judge on Tuesday denied defense attorneys’ bid to delay the high-profile trial until next year.

Lawyers for Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, and other associates of the antigovernment group argued a trial beginning in September would be tainted by publicity surrounding recent Jan. 6 House committee hearings and that attorneys still have too much evidence to sort through.

But U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said he is confident the court will find a fair jury for the Oath Keepers’ case in Washington next month and that he’s obligated to oversee a speedy trial for the defendants, who have been locked up for months.

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