Stewart Rhodes, founder and leader of the far-right group Oath Keepers, was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for the storming of the Capitol. Both he and his lieutenant Kelly Meggs were convicted of seditious conspiracy and for mobilizing supporters of Donald Trump who did not admit the victory of Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
Rhodes has called himself a "political prisoner" and said his only crime is to oppose those who are "destroying" the country. The judge has considered aggravated penalties for terrorism by imposing a record sentence on Rhodes for January 6, 2021.