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The ex-wife of imprisoned Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes was ecstatic to hear the news that her husband will be locked up for the next 18 years.
Tasha Adams, 49, joined CNN Primetime Thursday night to react to her former husband's sentencing: 'I am very happy about it. It's been a great week for us, really, as a family, we're happy to feel safe. We're happy he's in a place where he can't hurt us, he can't hurt anybody else,' she said.
'You know, of course, there's that dark cloud sort of looming of pardon depending on who gets in office next or even, you know, beyond that, the next election. So there's some, you know, reason for concern,' she continued.
'But other than that, it's, you know, it's been great to feel safe, really. And it's been — my divorce was finalized this week after five and a half years of trying to deal with that. So it's been a lot at once.'
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Rhodes is pictured testifying before US District Judge Amit Mehta in court in November
Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his involvement in the January 6 riots
His estranged wife also criticized former President Donald Trump in light of his statement about considering pardons for defendants connected to the event.
Tasha filed for divorce in 2018 after accusing Rhodes of abusing her physically and emotionally.
During the episode, host Abby Phillip asked Adams for her reaction to Trump and Republican Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida expressing openness to pardoning the individuals involved in the Capitol riot.
Adams expressed her belief that trying to persuade Trump and DeSantis against pardons would be fruitless, as she believes they are both on the same page as Rhodes and see no issue with his actions.
When asked what she would want Trump to understand about who the Oath Keepers are, Adams slammed the former president.
'I'm not sure anything I would say would make any difference because I think they fully understand what he is and what he tried to do, and they fully support it. He is a person who plotted war for over a decade.'
District Court Judge Amit Mehta ruled on Thursday that Rhodes' actions on January 6 amounted to domestic terrorism
Adams persisted in bashing Trump and Desantis: 'All he ever thought about was creating chaos, creating violence, violence in the home, violence, you know, in the country, anything that could put himself on top, and any way he could make that happen. And I think, you know, Trump fully understands, DeSantis fully understands, they know what Stewart's about, and they agree with
