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Amy Cooter

Oath Keepers trial shows militia threat

Stewart Rhodes, founder of Oath Keepers (Aaron C. Davis/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The verdicts in a high-profile, monthslong trial of Oath Keepers militia members were, as one defense lawyer acknowledged, "a mixed bag." Leader Stewart Rhodes was found guilty on Nov. 29, 2022, of the most serious charge — seditious conspiracy — for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and was acquitted on two other related charges.

One of Rhodes' four co-defendants, Kelly Meggs, was also convicted of seditious conspiracy. All five on trial were found guilty of obstructing an official proceeding, namely Congress' certification on Jan. 6, 2021, of the 2020 presidential election results.

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