The ex-wife and son of imprisoned Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes are ardent supporters of Kamala Harris, but their concerns about a second Donald Trump presidency are more deeply personal than most voters'.
The right-wing militant is serving a sentence for seditious conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding and tampering with documents and proceedings for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection, and his family fears Donald Trump could put their lives in danger with a pardon, reported USA Today.
“He is somebody that had a kill list — always,” said ex-wife Tasha Adams, "and obviously, now I'm on this list, and so are some of my kids, I'm sure. I've got to keep him in jail. I have to keep him in jail, and it can't fail — because I'm in a whole mess of trouble if I fail.”
Rhodes' family finally felt a sense of relief after two decades of alleged abuse and manipulation when he was sentenced to more than 18 years in prison, and son Dakota Adams, shares his mother's concerns – and her last name, after changing it in defiance of his militant father.
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"If Stewart ever gets out of prison, the first three people he's going to try to kill are my mom, Nancy Pelosi, and one of my sisters for testifying against him in custody hearings.” Dakota Rhodes said. “That's going to be his immediate priority kill list, after a couple of weeks of binge partying."
Rhodes denied that he posed a threat to his family in a statement through his attorney Ed Tarpley, saying their claims were "libelous and defamatory," but former Oath Keepers spokesman Jason Van Tatenhove said the former militant leader discussed creating a deck of cards featuring individuals be believed had betrayed him or the country similar to "most wanted" cards developed by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency during the Iraq war.
“It was based on the trading card pack the U.S. military put together of the most-wanted people to bring in dead or alive,” Van Tatenhove said. “He wanted to do something very much like that. He holds grievances pretty tight.”
