They wanted to use force to reverse the verdict of the polls. Four members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia have been found guilty by a popular jury of “seditious conspiracy” in Monday’s storming of the Capitol. They will face their sentence at a later date and risk a maximum of 20 years in prison, just like their leader Suart Rhodes, who was convicted last November.
On Monday, at the conclusion of the second trial, the jury found guilty the final four Oathkeepers, men ages 38 to 64, who prosecutors have described as dangerous “traitors” but their attorneys as “showoffs.”
950 Trump supporters charged
Since the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, more than 950 supporters of former Republican President Donald Trump have been arrested and charged with sowing chaos in the seat of American democracy.
Among them, just 14 activists from far-right groups – nine members of the “Oath Keepers” and five “Proud Boys” – have been charged with “incitement,” a leader who faces 20 years in prison, which involves planning the crime and using violence against the government.
The trial of the Proud Boys, including their leader Enrique Tarrio, opened in December and was still ongoing in the same court on Monday.