U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Sept. 7 didn’t allow Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III to fire his defense attorneys and bring in new counsel three weeks before the start of his Jan. 6 trial. The judge says a change of lawyers would have postponed the jury selection and the entire trial.
Judge Nixes Oath Keepers Founder’s Request to Change Lawyers Ahead of Trial
By Kevin Hogan
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