May 24 Rhodes and other Oath Keepers will be sentenced for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin, Associated Press They are the first Jan. 6 defendants sentenced for seditious conspiracy in a series of hearings that will set the standard for more punishments of far-right extremists to follow. Continue reading
May 06 Prosecutors seek 25 years for convicted Oath Keepers founder in Jan. 6 case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Justice Department is seeking 25 years in prison for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as a violent plot to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House, prosecutors said in court… Continue reading
Jan 23 Jury finds 4 Oath Keepers guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack in the second major trial of far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power. Continue reading
Dec 19 Jury selection to begin in Jan. 6 sedition trial for Proud Boys leader, members By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Jury selection is expected to get underway Monday in the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four other members of the extremist group. Continue reading
Dec 12 2nd Capitol riot sedition trial involving Oath Keepers begins By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Opening statements are expected Monday in the second seditious conspiracy trial against members of the far-right Oath Keepers group charged in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Continue reading
Nov 30 WATCH: Garland holds briefing on conviction of Oath Keeper leader for seditious conspiracy By Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Tuesday verdict, while not a total win for the Justice Department, gives momentum to investigators just as the newly named special counsel ramps up his probe into key aspects of the insurrection fueled by Trump’s lies of a stolen election. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 4:09 Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy for role in Jan. 6 attack A federal jury convicted the founder of the Oath Keepers militia, Stewart Rhodes, of seditious conspiracy in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Mary McCord, director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, monitored the trial in… Continue watching
Nov 29 Oath Keepers founder guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been convicted seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Biden's presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Continue reading
Nov 18 Pro-Trump Oath Keepers sought ‘violent overthrow’ of government on Jan. 6, prosecutors tell court By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A federal prosecutor says Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates discussed using violence to overturn the results of the 2020 election for weeks and saw an opportunity to do it when rioters started attacking the Capitol. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 5:10 Oath Keepers leader testifies in his Jan. 6 sedition trial The leader of the far-right militia group Oath Keepers returned to the witness stand in federal court today. Stewart Rhodes is testifying in his own defense against seditious conspiracy charges that stem from his role in the January 6 attack… Continue watching