US judge denies Oath Keepers founder bid to delay Jan 6 trial, fire lawyers

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WASHINGTON, Sept 7 ― A US federal judge yesterday denied Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes' request to postpone his upcoming January 6 Capitol riot trial, and ruled he cannot fire his lawyers and replace them just three weeks before the case is set to begin.Rhodes and eight other co-defendants are accused of plotting to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power in a failed bid to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election victory on January 6, 2021.Rhodes is due to go to trial in Washington, DC with four other defendants on September 27 for seditious conspiracy, a rarely prosecuted criminal charge. A second set of four defendants head to trial on November 29.“The idea that at the 11th hour, Mr. Rhodes wants to bring in new counsel three weeks before this trial is set to begin, months and months after trial preparation,” said US District Judg…