Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy
The punishment for Stewart Rhodes on a seditious conspiracy charge could set the bar for others, including top members of the far-right Proud Boys group, this summer.
by Carrie Johnson
May 25, 2023
2 minutes
Updated May 25, 2023 at 1:17 PM ET
The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers group has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in a seditious conspiracy to disrupt the electoral count, the stiffest punishment to date to stem from the violent assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
A jury in Washington, D.C., . Given the rare nature
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