Oath Keeper claims she met with Secret Service before Capitol riot


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  • Monday, 22 Feb 2021

FILE PHOTO: Jessica Marie Watkins poses for a booking photograph at the Montgomery County Jail in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. January 18, 2021. Picture taken January 18, 2021. Montgomery County Jail/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leader of the far-right "Oath Keepers" group charged in the deadly U.S. Capitol riots said she was in Washington on Jan. 6 to provide security for legislators and meet with Secret Service agents, according to a court filing.

Jessica Watkins, 38, is one of nine associates of the anti-government group charged with conspiring to storm the Capitol to prevent Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election victory.

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