Videos show members of the right-wing paramilitary movement entering the Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack. The Times tracked three of them amid the mob.
Videos show members of the right-wing paramilitary movement entering the Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack. The Times tracked three of them amid the mob.
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‘We Took Over the Capitol’: Tracking the Oath Keepers Charged With Conspiracy
Videos show members of the right-wing paramilitary movement entering the Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack. The Times tracked three of them amid the mob.
One of the more notorious videos from the siege on the Capitol on Jan. 6 was this one, showing members of a right-wing paramilitary group called the Oath Keepers ascending the east steps of the building, as if in military formation. Two of the people seen in this group, Donovan Crowl and Jessica Watkins, now face multiple federal charges. A third Oath Keeper, Thomas Caldwell, seen here earlier in the day, was also charged. The government alleges that the three conspired to break into the Capitol and prevent Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. They are among the small number of people who participated in the attack to now face conspiracy charges. The Times reviewed dozens of videos and tracked the Oath Keepers as they moved around the Capitol. At around 2:35 p.m., roughly 10 minutes after the first breach of the Capitol’s eastern doors, a group of Oath Keepers, including Watkins and Crowl, can be seen ascending the east stairs. A few moments later, Watkins, Crowl and several other apparent Oath Keepers can be seen filing through the mob toward the east door that the rioters have breached. Just a few minutes later, Crowl films himself and Watkins inside the Capitol Rotunda and also posts the footage on Parler. “Took over the Capitol, overran the Capitol!” “We’re in the [expletive] Capitol, bro!” By 3:14 p.m., the Oath Keepers appear to have left the Capitol via the same door. While Watkins and Crowl have been breaching the Capitol on the east side, Caldwell has been on the west, where he was briefly interviewed outside by Insider TV. “Every single [expletive] in there is a traitor, every single one.” The F.B.I. believes Caldwell is a leader in the Oath Keepers and alleges that two days after the attack, he sent Crowl a text message that read they had “stormed the gates of corruption together.” It’s unclear whether the government will charge more Oath Keepers in connection with the attack. But more than two dozen individuals can be seen in videos that day operating alongside known members or wearing the group’s insignia.
‘We Took Over the Capitol’: Tracking the Oath Keepers Charged With Conspiracy
Videos show members of the right-wing paramilitary movement entering the Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack. The Times tracked three of them amid the mob.
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