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Politics Sep 05

Far-right violence a growing threat and law enforcement’s top domestic terrorism concern

By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan

Nation Jun 03

Prosecutors say Oath Keepers militia members conspired in U.S. Capitol siege
2 Oath Keepers who helped amass guns before Jan. 6 attack sentenced to prison

Two Florida men who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers group were sentenced Friday to three years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Politics May 25

Oath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes poses during an interview session in Eureka, Montana, U.S. June 20, 2016. Photo by Jim Urquhart/REUTERS
Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Rhodes, 58, is the first person convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack to receive his punishment, and his sentence is the longest handed down so far in the hundreds of Capitol riot cases.

By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Politics May 24

Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers uses a radio as he departs a Trump rally in Minneapolis
Rhodes and other Oath Keepers will be sentenced for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

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.

By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin, Associated Press

Nation May 06

Oath Keepers founder, Stewart Rhodes, speaks during the Patriots Day Free Speech Rally in Berkeley
Prosecutors seek 25 years for convicted Oath Keepers founder in Jan. 6 case

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…

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

May 04

WATCH: Garland makes remarks after 4 Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy

By Associated Press

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group were convicted of a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Oct 06

Man pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy for the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to plotting with other members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group to violently stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election.

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