Oath Keeper founder Stewart Rhodes found guilty of seditious conspiracy for role in Capitol riot
Posted on AllSides November 30th, 2022
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A jury found Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes guilty of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Capitol riot that occurred as Congress was certifying now-President Joe Biden’s win over then-President Donald Trump.
One other member of the group, Kelly Meggs, the leader of the Florida chapter of the organization, was found guilty of the same charge, while the three others on trial, Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins, and Thomas Caldwell, were found not guilty of seditious conspiracy.
The split verdict is notable, in part because the not-guilty verdicts were the first acquittals reached by a jury...
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