Jurors to begin hearing Jan. 6 Oath Keepers sedition case
Federal prosecutors are preparing to lay out their case against the founder of the Oath Keepers’ extremist group and four associates
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Published - Oct 03, 2022, 12:12 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 24, 2023, 05:14 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors will lay out their case against the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates charged in the most serious case to reach trial yet in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.
Opening statements are expected Monday in Washington's federal court in the trial of Stewart Rhodes and others charged with seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors say was a weekslong plot to stop the transfer of power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
The stakes are high for the Justice Department, which last secured a seditious conspiracy conviction at trial nearly 30 years ago.
