The seditious conspiracy trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four other associates of the extremist group caps the highest-profile prosecution to arise from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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They rallied in D.C. on Jan. 6. Now they’re joining Congress.
The arrival of freshman lawmakers who had come to Washington as pro-Trump activists on Jan. 6 underscores the extent to which the House Republican caucus remains a haven for election deniers.
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Oath Keepers head testifies in his trial for seditious conspiracy
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors he is a patriotic American as he took the witness stand to defend himself against charges his far-right extremist group planned an armed rebellion at the U.S. Capitol.
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Gorham man could serve jail time after pleading guilty to Capitol riot charge
Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to put Nicholas Hendrix, 35, behind bars for two weeks. His defense attorney is asking for leniency because of his PTSD diagnosis and opioid recovery.
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Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers’ leader gets COVID
Jurors were supposed to begin hearing the fourth week of testimony in the case against Stewart Rhodes and four others accused of plotting to stop the transfer of power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump, shows startling new video
Former President Donald Trump is almost certain to fight the subpoena and decline to testify.
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Oath Keepers jury hears about massive weapons cache on Jan. 6
Prosecutors say the extremists were ready to rush firearms into the hands of group members in the capital.
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New hearing expected to show Trump was warned of violence on Jan. 6
The Jan. 6 committee plans to present evidence that corroborates testimony that President Donald Trump was briefed on brewing violence that day, yet sought to stoke the conflict.
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Oath Keepers planned an ‘armed rebellion’ on Jan. 6, prosecutor says as trial starts
Five men are accused of a weekslong plot to stop the transfer of power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Who are the Oath Keepers on trial for seditious conspiracy?
Stewart Rhodes, who in 2009 founded the extremist anti-government group, goes on trial on Monday with 4 others in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol; the rest are set for trial in November.