“In the days after Jessica Watkins stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 with her fellow Oath Keepers, prosecutors say, the Army veteran’s allegiance to the far-right paramilitary group only ‘calcified.’ The 38-year-old, who is accused of preparing and training for at least two months to ‘fight hand to hand’ to take over the Capitol, was worried about the optics of the Oath Keepers after the insurrection – and talked about suing anyone ‘class-action style’ who spoke out against the group. ‘If he has anything negative to say about us OATHKEEPERS, I’ll let you know so we can sue harder. Class action style. Oathkeepers are the shit,’ Watkins texted after a media report ‘portrayed her conduct and that of her fellow Oath Keepers…in a negative light,’ according to a memo prosecutors filed Tuesday in support of her detention.”

“‘They rescued cops, WE saved lives and did all the right things. At the end of the day, this guy better not try us. A lawsuit could even put cash in OK coffers. He doesn’t know who he is playing with. I won’t tolerate a defamation of character, mine or the Patriots we served with in DC. Hooah?!’ she added. Prosecutors believe Watkin’s continued loyalty to the Oath Keepers and the ‘federal crime of terrorism’ she’s been accused of justifies their request to keep her detained pending trial. During her Tuesday detention hearing, U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta remained skeptical about the government’s allegations that Watkins was a flight risk who committed a ‘crime of violence.’ He asked prosecutors for more information on whether the destruction of government property charge qualifies as a crime of violence. The request delayed his decision on her detention to another date. ‘These are issues that are not going to affect only Ms. Watkins but potentially dozens and dozens of others that are coming down the pipeline,’ Mehta said” – Daily Beast.