As Stewart Rhodes is sentenced to prison after his seditious conspiracy conviction, remember: He received tacit support this week from a GOP congressman. , Rhodes today received his prison sentence. The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol following his conviction on seditious conspiracy.
The sentence for Stewart Rhodes is the longest imposed on a Jan. 6 defendant to date.
Circling back to our earlier coverage , part of what made this case striking was the seriousness of the details: Prosecutors accused Rhodes of conspiring to use force to stop the peaceful transfer of power. To that end, the Oath Keepers founder and his confederates not only targeted the Capitol, they also stashed a significant number of weapons just outside of D.C. in preparation for an escalated offensive.
As Rachel recently noted on the show, there’s also a historical dimension to this: Rhodes’ case is the largest sedition trial in the United States since the aftermath of World War II. Charges like these are incredibly uncommon — Americans rarely try to overthrow their own government — and hard to prove. headtopics.com
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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years in prison on Jan. 6 chargesBREAKING: Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, the longest sentence in a Jan. 6 case.
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes gets 18 years for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracyRhodes is the first of 14 Jan. 6 defendants to face sentencing after being convicted of — or pleading guilty to — seditious conspiracy. Rhodes, 58, is the first of 14 Jan. 6 defendants, including nine Oath Keepers, to face sentencing after being convicted of — or pleading guilty to — seditious conspiracy.
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years in prison for Jan. 6 Capitol attackStewart Rhodes, founder of the right-wing militia group Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The 18-year sentence is the longest handed down to date for the more than 500 people convicted in Jan. 6 cases. Here’s everything we know about the landmark case and the DOJ’s ongoing efforts to prosecute those involved in the deadly insurrection.
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attackThe founder of the Oath Keepers was sentenced to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Capitol.
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for leading Jan. 6 seditious conspiracyBREAKING: Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years in prison for role in the Capitol riot, the longest Jan. 6 sentence so far.
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attackThe founder of the Oath Keepers was sentenced to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Capitol.
