Oath Keepers Founder Convicted Of Sedition In Capitol Attack

Daniel Friedman, Mother Jones
Tue, 11/29/2022 - 4:02pm

A jury has convicted Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, of seditious conspiracy and other crimes, a milestone in the Justice Department’s sprawling investigation into the January 6 attack on Congress. Jurors also convicted Kelly Meggs, the leader of the group’s Florida chapter, of seditious conspiracy. But the same jury acquitted three other defendants on sedition charges.

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Oath Keepers Founder Convicted Of Sedition In Capitol Attack

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