Who is former Oath Keepers spokesperson, Jason Van Tatenhove?
FORMER Oath Keepers spokesperson Jason Van Tatenhove is making headlines for appearing at the House Select Committee’s hearing. Jason Van Tatenhove’s appearance at the House Select Committee took place on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Who is former Oath Keepers spokesperson, Jason Van Tatenhove? It has been over six years since Jason Van Tatenhove worked for […]
FORMER Oath Keepers spokesperson Jason Van Tatenhove is making headlines for appearing at the House Select Committee’s hearing.
Jason Van Tatenhove’s appearance at the House Select Committee took place on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
Who is former Oath Keepers spokesperson, Jason Van Tatenhove?
It has been over six years since Jason Van Tatenhove worked for the Oath Keepers.
In 2015 and 2016, Jason worked as the group’s media director.
He appeared at the House Select Committee on July 12, 2022, to give an inside look at the Oath Keepers.
In previous years Jason has spoken about his regret and thoughts on the group.
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In February 2022, he spoke to The Denver Post about the group.
“I have these self-realization moments where I’m like, ‘I helped these guys out, I helped spread the message,'” he told the outlet at the time.
“And yeah, it was just with words, but I’ve got to try to do something to try and make up for that in my own life.”
Since he left the group, Jason has continued to work in media and blogs, The New York Times reports.
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He runs his own blog covering local news in the state of Colorado.
For several years Jason was the public face of the Oath Keepers answering the media’s questions.
On June 9, 2022, the Select Committee Hearing began to discuss the events that occurred on January 6, 2021.
About a month later on July 12, Jason appeared to discuss his time on the Oath Keepers.
What are the Oath Keepers?
The Oath Keepers are a far-right anti-government militia.
Stewart Rhodes is credited for founding the group in March 2009.
On July 1, 2022, Jason told the Colorado news outlet FOX31 that he was “the propagandist for the Oath Keepers.”
Members of the Oath Keepers descended upon the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Many attended the January 6 insurrection to protest Joe Biden’s winning of the 2020 Presidential Election.
How can I watch the January 6 hearings?
The hearings will take place on YouTube on the official account titled January 6 Committee.
On June 9, the first hearing began at 8pm ET and lasted around 90 minutes, Deadline reported.
There have been 12 videos uploaded to the YouTube page since the hearings began on June 9.
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Reports say that more hearings could take place in September 2022.
The committee has revealed unseen footage from the attack on the Capitol.