Witness Tells Court It’s ‘Ridiculous’ to Claim Oath Keepers Tried to Overthrow Government on Jan. 6

Michael Nichols stands in the backyard of his home in King Ferry, N.Y., on Oct. 13, 2022. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

The accusation in a civil trial that the Oath Keepers tried to overthrow the United States government on Jan. 6, 2021, is “ridiculous,” a New York member of the group and retired police sergeant testified in Alaska Superior Court.

Michael Nichols of King Ferry, New York, also testified about the operation he led on Jan. 6 to rescue 16 U.S. Capitol Police officers who were trapped in the foyer on the east side of the Capitol.