The Latest Breaking News from Stewart Rhodes

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 · May 25, 2023

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.”

Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2023

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.

Tribune News Service · May 25, 2023

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 · May 25, 2023

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 Independent UK · May 24, 2023

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 Conversation · May 18, 2023

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 Guardian - US · May 13, 2023

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 · May 8, 2023

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

The Independent UK · May 6, 2023

Do These Seditious Conspiracy Convictions Prove the Capitol Riot 'Was Not Spontaneous'?

A jury convicted members of the Proud Boys without evidence of an explicit plot, let alone one that most of the rioters were trying to execute.

Reason · May 5, 2023