Rhodes and four Oath Keepers are on trial in the case that is expected to last six to seven weeks. The trial gets under way: We'll be in the courtroom to watch and report on it, with opening arguments from an entire raft of defense attorneys starting Monday. One expert called the defense "absurd." Two others said it is unlikely to succeed.He claims his actions were therefore legal. 6 and call in the "unorganized militia" to help stop what they consider a fraudulent election. The TL DR version: Rhodes argues that he and others believed former President Trump would invoke the Insurrection Act on Jan.Rhodes's attorneys have introduced a unique, first-of-its kind defense that hinges on an inventive interpretation of 1800's-era statutes known as the Insurrection Act.Prosecutors allege he and his fellow Oath Keepers plotted for months to disrupt Congress' certification of the 2020 election results on Jan. Rhodes is charged with seditious conspiracy.
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