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What we learned from the seditious conspiracy trial of Stewart Rhodes and members of the Oath Keepers

The biggest case yet in the sprawling federal investigation into the Capitol attack was built with mountains of painstakingly recreated text messages detailing a violent plot to overthrow the government, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes convicted of Jan. 6 sedition charge

WASHINGTON — Stewart Rhodes, leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers group, and one other defendant were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, capping a trial of the most serious crimes alleged among the hundreds of people prosecuted.

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Oath Keepers leader Rhodes convicted of Jan. 6 sedition charge

WASHINGTON — Stewart Rhodes, leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers group, and one other defendant were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the storming of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, capping a trial of the most serious crimes alleged among the hundreds of people prosecuted.

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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 trial

A federal jury found the Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and one other defendant guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

WEKU

US jury finds Oath Keepers leader guilty of seditious conspiracy

Verdict is likely to be a bellwether for future cases against participants in January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Al Jazeera

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes guilty of seditious conspiracy

Far-right militia leader faces up to 20 years in prison after plotting to violently subvert 2020 election

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes found guilty of seditious conspiracy over Jan. 6 riot

The verdict may serve as a preview for upcoming trials against other members of the far-right militia groups.

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Oath Keepers boss guilty of seditious conspiracy in 1/6 case

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been convicted seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection

The Independent UK

Jury deliberations resume in Oath Keepers 1/6 sedition case

Jurors who will decide whether to convict Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates of seditious conspiracy have resumed deliberations in the high-stakes trial stemming from the U.S. Capitol attack

The Independent UK

Jury begins deliberating in Oath Keepers sedition trial

Jurors have started deliberating in the Capitol riot case accusing Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates of a violent plot to stop the transfer of presidential power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Supreme court allows Congress to see Donald Trump’s tax returns – as it happened

Former president loses three-year battle to keep records secret

The Guardian - US

Oath Keeper’s lawyer tells jury ‘hoodlums’ caused Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol

WASHINGTON — Prosecutors failed to present evidence that members of the extremist Oath Keepers militia planned to violently attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, lawyers for three defendants on trial for seditious conspiracy said in closing arguments to a federal jury in Washington.

Tribune News Service

Oath Keeper’s lawyer tells jury ‘hoodlums’ caused Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol

WASHINGTON — Members of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia on trial for seditious conspiracy “didn’t touch or push open a single door, or break any windows” as the U.S. Capitol was overrun by a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters, a defense lawyer told jurors on Monday.

Tribune News Service

Was it sedition? Jan. 6 trial a major test for Justice Dept.

Hundreds of people have been convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that left dozens of officers injured, sent lawmakers running for their lives and shook the foundations of American democracy

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Oath Keeper ‘called for war’ to oppose Biden’s election, prosecutor tells jurors

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oath Keepers’ founder Stewart Rhodes “called for war with all of its horrors and all of its violence” as the “architect” of a conspiracy to stop the lawful transfer of presidential power that included the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, a federal prosecutor told a…

WEKU

Attorneys give closing arguments in the Oath Keepers Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case

Prosecutors said jurors saw a "mountain of evidence" that the defendants plotted to use force to stop the transfer of the presidency to Joe Biden. A defense attorney said no conspiracy was proved.

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers Jan. 6 sedition case moves to closing arguments

Federal prosecutors are expected to make their final pitch to jurors in the high-stakes seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers defendant downplays 'heavy weapons' message

A defendant charged alongside members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is playing down his messages about ferrying what he called heavy weapons across the Potomac River

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The Independent UK

FBI reportedly had up to eight informants in the Proud Boys on Jan 6

Defence lawyer says new information questions ‘whether a Proud Boy conspiracy plan to obstruct the Biden-Harris vote certification or to commit sedition ever existed or could have existed’

The Guardian - US

Adrian Fontes wins highly contested secretary of state in Arizona

The former Marine beat Mark Finchem, an ex-member of Oath Keepers militia who was at the Capitol on January 6

The Independent UK

Defense rests in Capitol riot trial of Oath Keepers leader

Lawyers for Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes have rested their case in his Capitol riot trial

The Independent UK

Stewart Rhodes blames other Oath Keepers for breaking into Capitol and jokes about sex with lawyer

The militia leader denies planning Capitol breach and jokes about having sex with the group’s lawyer in a second day of wild testimony during trial on charges of seditious conspiracy

Al Jazeera

Oath Keepers leader says group didn’t plan to storm US Capitol

Far-right group’s Stewart Rhodes tells jurors ‘there was no plan to enter’ Capitol building on January 6 last year.

Tribune News Service

Oath Keepers founder calls members ‘stupid’ for US Capitol breach

WASHINGTON — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors at his seditious conspiracy trial that it was “stupid” for members of his right-wing group to join Donald Trump supporters who broke into the U.S. Capitol last year to protest the presidential election.

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers leader: No plan to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes says there was no plan for his band of extremists to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

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