Background: Kellye SoRelle, former general counsel for the Oath Keepers, leaves federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein). Inset: Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes (Collin County (Tex.) Jail).
The Texas woman who once served as the lawyer for the extremist Oath Keepers group is headed for federal prison for actions she took during and after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Kellye SoRelle, 46, was sentenced to 12 months behind bars on Friday. She pleaded guilty in August to felony obstruction of justice and misdemeanor trespassing in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection, in which supporters of Donald Trump violently breached the Capitol building as Congress was set to certify President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.
According to prosecutors, SoRelle, along with Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, entered restricted Capitol grounds at around 2:12 p.m., just as the initial violent breach of the Capitol building was underway.
“As she entered the restricted area, SoRelle live-streamed a video to Facebook, expressing her support for the actions of the rioters and urging others not to be afraid,” the DOJ said in a statement. “She described the scene as one of the ‘coolest damn things’ she had ever witnessed and framed the riot as a necessary step to prevent the United States from descending into communism and tyranny. SoRelle continued to document the riot over Facebook live-stream as she moved around the Capitol building with Rhodes and the other Oath Keeper affiliate.”
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