Sep 28 What is the rare sedition charge at center of Jan. 6 insurrection trial? By Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The founder of the Oath Keepers and four associates are on trial in the U.S. Capitol attack on charges that include seditious conspiracy — a rare Civil War-era charge that strikes to the heart of what prosecutors say happened that… Continue reading
Apr 29 Georgia man affiliated with Oath Keepers becomes 2nd rioter convicted of seditious conspiracy By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press A Georgia man affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group became the second Capitol rioter to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up and through the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 6:12 Oath Keepers leader, 10 others charged with seditious conspiracy for Capitol insurrection By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane The most serious federal charges yet in the Jan. 6 insurrection were unsealed Thursday. The leader of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing paramilitary group, and 10 of his members were charged with seditious conspiracy for attempting to overthrow the U.S. Continue watching