Next week the United States government is holding the trials of several Oath Keepers members who attended the protests in Washington DC on January 5th and January 6th.

The DOJ is hoping to convince a jury that the Oath Keepers were planning an insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6.

Oath Keepers members were working security that day at the Ellipse where President Donald Trump spoke to a million supporters. Several Oath Keepers then walked to the US Capitol where at least two more protests were planned.

Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder and president, told all of the members to leave their firearms in their hotel rooms outside of the city.

A handful of Oath Keepers members entered the US Capitol that day where they stood around, picked up trash, spoke with police, and left when they were told to.

Next week, the government starts its trials against the Oath Keepers members they arrested. The trial for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes starts on Tuesday with jury selection.

On Thursday the US government sent a letter to the attorneys of nine Oath Keepers members:

ELMER STEWART RHODES III
KELLY MEGGS
KENNETH HARRELSON
JESSICA WATKINS
ROBERTO MINUTA
JOSEPH HACKETT
DAVID MOERSCHEL
THOMAS CALDWELL
EDWARD VALLEJO