Crime & Justice

Oath Keepers’ Best New Hope Is a Lawyer Who Cites ‘Lord of the Rings’

Desperate Measures

Prosecutors are said to be considering sedition charges against members of the far-right militia. Now an attorney with a bizarre past is raising cash for them.

Kelly Weill
Kelly Weill
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Kelly Weill

Kelly Weill

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