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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Bevan Hurley

Member of Oath Keepers militia becomes first to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy over Capitol riot

Department of Justice

A member of the far-right Oath Keeper militia has become the first person to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy in relation to the Capitol riots.

Joshua James, 34, is cooperating with the FBI and has directly implicated militia leader Stewart Rhodes in a violent plot to try to prevent Joe Biden from assuming power during the deadly 6 January 2021 attack in Washington DC.

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