Oath Keepers Founder Charged With Seditious Conspiracy for Jan. 6 Attack on U.S. Capitol
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On Jan. 8, a grand jury indicted Stewart Rhodes, founder and leader of the far-right group Oath Keepers, in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Charges against him and 10 other alleged Oath Keeper members include seditious conspiracy for organizing the plot to attack the Capitol.
You can read the indictment here and below:
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