Oath Keepers leaders to be sentenced for their role in Jan. 6 attack

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Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs were found guilty of seditious conspiracy in November. MORE ⬇️

Two leaders of the far-right group the Oath Keepers will learn their fate Thursday after they were found guilty of playing a prominent role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Militia leaders Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs were convicted of seditious conspiracy for plotting an armed rebellion to keep President Joe Biden out of office in 2020. Prosecutors are seeking a 25-year prison sentence for Rhodes, and they want anything from 10 to 21 years for Meggs. Federal prosecutors rarely charge people with seditious conspiracy, a charge that dates back to the Civil War.In November, Rhodes and Meggs were found guilty of seditious conspiracy, and during a subsequent trial held in January, four additional Oath Keepers were also convicted of this rarely used charge.

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