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Source: Associated Press

1. Summary
   Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia involved in the January 6th Capitol riot, was found guilty of seditious conspiracy along with another member of the group. Three others were not found guilty of the charge, which is rarely used and dates from the Civil War. All five were convicted of obstructing a Congressional proceeding.
   
   The seditious conspiracy convictions are among the most significant thus far of the Jan. 6 prosecutions. Prosecutors argued that the Oath Keepers were unlike the other Capitol rioters in that they actively planned to subvert the election. “We’re not getting out of this without a fight. There’s going to be a fight,” Rhodes said in a recording from Nov. 9, 2020, days after the election. Prosecutors also said the Oath Keepers stockpiled weapons.
   
   Defense attorneys argued that the records shown by prosecutors only indicated empty talk and that the Justice Department had failed to provide evidence of a plan beyond a reasonable doubt. One member of the Oath Keepers was revealed to be an FBI informant during the trial.

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