nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 1TXN|||Prosecutors: Oath Keepers’ Founder Was In Direct Contact With Capitol Rioters||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||In a new filing, federal prosecutors allege that Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was in direct contact before and on Jan. 6 with individuals who stormed the Capitol.

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Rioters storm the Capitol on Jan. 6. Among those charged in connection with the insurrection are members of the paramilitary group the Oath Keepers.

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