Justice for Capitol rioters begins
We often lament that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
But, actually, these days we’re seeing some real change. It feels like progress, and spurs hope.
A member of the Oath Keepers militia who was charged in connection with the riot at the Capitol pleaded guilty on Friday. What’s more, the 53-year-old Oath Keeper, Jon Ryan Schaffer of Indiana, agreed to cooperate with the government – potentially against other members of the far-right group.
Schaffer’s guilty plea was the first to be entered publicly by any of the more than 400 people who have been charged so far in the Jan. 6 riot. Even better, his now-expected cooperation with the government could help prosecutors pursue much broader conspiracy charges against a dozen other Oath Keepers accused of the some of the most serious crimes of the incident, according to The New York Times.