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Ryan Lucas

Attorneys give closing arguments in the Oath Keepers Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case

Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following the then-president's rally on Jan. 6, 2021. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Prosecutors delivered their closing argument Friday in the Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial against Oath Keeper founder Stewart Rhodes and four others, telling jurors that a "mountain of evidence" shows the defendants plotted to use force to stop the transfer of presidential power to Joe Biden.

Over roughly two hours, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Rakoczy walked the jury through some of the evidence — text messages, videos and witness testimony — presented over the past seven weeks and said it demonstrates a conspiracy to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in American history.

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