// General Counsel of the far-right militia Oath Keepers, Kellye SoRelle, was indicted yesterday on four federal counts including obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiring to obstruct that proceeding, entering restricted grounds, and obstruction of justice.

Like so much legal drama for the MAGA crowd, the charges stem from the January 6th attempted coup. As reported by Law.com:

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The indictment accuses SoRelle of persuading others to “alter, destroy, mutilate or conceal” evidence the day after supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. It also alleges that she induced others to withhold documents and other evidence from the grand jury.

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SoRelle, a family lawyer and failed GOP candidate for the Texas House of Representatives, is no stranger to controversy. She also announced that, in addition to her role as general counsel for the Oath Keepers, she has acting president duties following the arrest of leader (and Yale Law alum) Stewart Rhodes in connection with the January 6th attempted coup.

SoRelle also made news when she, along with fired associate general counsel at Goosehead Insurance Paul Davis, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. (That lawsuit garnered a lot of LOLs in legal circles when they filed an amended TRO motion using the completely fictional experiences of Gondor — as in The Lord of the Rings — as precedent. While the case was ultimately dismissed, there was apparently a split amongst the plaintiffs regarding what strategy to pursue.)

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According to Washington Post reporter Rachel Weiner, SoRelle was released without bond, and the court noted she seems to qualify for appointed counsel. SoRelle will next appear in (virtual) court on September 6th.

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