Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune Oath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in federal prison for seditious conspiracy after playing a leading role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in an effort to keep Donald Trump in office. Rhodes and other …
Read More »Oath Keeper Founder Stewart Rhodes Found Guilty Of Seditious Conspiracy In Jan. 6 Case
Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was convicted Tuesday by a federal jury of seditious conspiracy for his leading role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump and his “Big Lie” that the 2020 presidential election …
Read More »Leader of Oath Keepers Indicted in Federal Court for Seditious Conspiracy
Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, and ten other members or associates have been charged with seditious conspiracy in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, authorities said Thursday. Rhodes, 56, was arrested Thursday at his home in Granbury, Texas, on one count …
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