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Stewart Rhodes Takes GOP-Reserved Front Row at House Hearing, Drawing Democratic Rebuke

The Oath Keepers founder remains a convicted seditious conspirator after a Trump commutation.

Overview

  • Rep. Jared Moskowitz highlighted Rhodes’s presence during a House subcommittee session on the Capitol pipe bomber case and noted that he sat in a section controlled by Republicans.
  • Moskowitz mocked the Oath Keepers and underscored that Rhodes was convicted by a jury and was not pardoned.
  • Committee chair Barry Loudermilk said Rhodes was not invited to the hearing, and Rhodes told HuffPost he attended without an invitation.
  • Rhodes received an 18-year sentence for seditious conspiracy tied to Jan. 6, which was later commuted by President Trump, and restrictions on his access to Washington and the Capitol were lifted.
  • Rhodes relaunched the Oath Keepers in November 2025, spoke to Infowars after the hearing, and told HuffPost he believes the accused pipe bomber is innocent.