Oath Keepers boss guilty of seditious conspiracy
The verdict is being seen as a win for the US Justice Department, which argued that the storming of Congress in January last year was a threat to democracy
A jury in the US has convicted a right wing militia leader of seditious conspiracy, over an attempt to overturn Joe Biden鈥檚 victory in the 2020 presidential election. After an eight week trial, Stewart Rhodes and one other member of the Oath Keepers were found guilty of plotting to use force at the Capitol building, to stop Congress certifying the election result.
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