Plan to keep Trump in power According to the court, Rhodes had devised a plan to keep former President Donald Trump in power. His conviction comes after the former president of the Proud Boys, another far-right group involved in the attempted riot, was also found guilty of the same crime, which dates back to the American Civil War.
Rhodes: “I’m a political prisoner” Commenting on his conviction in court, Rhodes described himself as a “political prisoner”. The public prosecutor had asked for a prison sentence of up to 25 years. This is the toughest verdict yet against participants in the attack on Congress.