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Stewart Rhodes Gets 18 Years After the DOJ Reiterates a Conspiracy Claim That Jurors Rejected

It remains unclear whether the Oath Keepers leader had a specific plan to violently disrupt the electoral vote count on January 6.

Reason

2 more Oath Keepers are sentenced to prison terms for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

A federal judge sentenced Army veterans Jessica Watkins, of Woodstock, Ohio, to more than eight years in prison and Kenneth Harrelson, of Titusville, Fla., to four years in the 2021 riot.

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Three more Oath Keepers sentenced for roles in January 6 attack: ‘I was just another idiot’

Far-right ‘militia’ members were convicted on a range of felonies for their roles in the US Capitol attack

The Independent UK

Judge to sentence 2 Oath Keepers members after handing down punishment for group's founder

A judge is poised to sentence two members of the Oath Keepers who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with other members of the far-right extremist group during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot

The Independent UK

First Thing: Biden and Republicans ‘nearing deal’ on debt ceiling

House adjourned for holiday weekend but lawmakers could be recalled to vote on deal if agreement is reached. Plus, why men lose their friends – and how they can make more

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Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for January 6 Capitol riot

The founder of a far-right group involved in the insurrection riot at the US capitol has been jailed for eighteen years.

Evening Standard

Oath Keepers founder gets 18 years

The judge describes Rhodes as a threat who "wants democracy in this country to devolve into violence"

Salon

Defiant far-right leader jailed over role in US Capitol attack

The founder of the Oath Keepers group has been sentenced to 18 years in jail over his role in the US Capitol riots.

The New Daily

Stewart Rhodes, the Texas-based leader of the Oath Keepers militia, given 18 years in prison for sedition

Rhodes was among the many Texans who played key roles in fomenting, planning or fueling the Jan. 6, 2021, violence at the U.S. Capitol.

The Texas Tribune

Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in lead-up to Jan. 6 insurrection – 4 essential reads

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on May 25, 2023, in the wake of his November 2022 conviction for seditious conspiracy. Rhodes led an effort to keep former President Donald Trump in office after Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, including…

The Conversation

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years

Sentence is the longest yet for a participant in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, led by Donald Trump supporters.

Al Jazeera

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes gets 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

In remarks before the judge handed down his sentence, Stewart Rhodes called himself a “political prisoner.”

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Oath Keepers chief gets 18 years for Jan. 6 plot to attack US Capitol

The leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers group was ordered to serve 18 years in prison for his role in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol and conspiring to use force to keep Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 presidential election.

Daily Mirror

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for Capitol riot

Far-right extremist group leader Stewart Rhodes is the first person charged in the January 6, 2021, attack to be convicted on charges of seditious conspiracy and other crimes

The Guardian - US

Far-right Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years over January 6 attack

Stewart Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in Capitol insurrection

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years in prison for January 6 sedition

Judge’s damning rebuke of far-right ‘militia’ founder calls him ‘a threat and a peril’ to democracy

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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.

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes faces sentencing for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes will be sentenced Thursday after a landmark verdict convicting him of spearheading a weekslong plot to keep former President Donald Trump in power, culminating in far-right extremists attacking the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

The Independent UK

1st seditious conspiracy sentences in Jan. 6 attack to be handed down for Rhodes, other Oath Keepers

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and members of his extremist group will be the first Jan. 6 defendants sentenced for seditious conspiracy in a series of hearings beginning this week that could forecast the punishments coming for top Proud Boys leaders convicted of the same charge

The Conversation

IRS granted tax-exempt status to extremists, including an Oath Keepers foundation – here’s why that’s not as surprising as it sounds

When someone mentions nonprofits, chances are you picture homeless shelters, free medical clinics, museums and other groups that you believe are doing good one way or another.

The Guardian - US

Proud Boys and Oath Keepers: what is their future with top leaders jailed?

Stewart Rhodes and Enrique Tarrio were convicted – but experts worry what role the groups may or not play in the future path of violent extremism

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers' Rhodes seeks leniency in Jan. 6 sentence

Lawyers for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, say he doesn’t deserve any more time behind bars when he’s sentenced this month

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 prosecutors seek 25 years for Oath Keepers’ Rhodes

The Justice Department is seeking 25 years in prison for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as a violent plot to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House

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