Assault on the Capitol: the leader of a far-right militia convicted of "sedition", a first

The founder of the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, and another member of this far-right militia, on Tuesday (November 29th) became the first participants in the storming of the Capitol to be convicted of

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After three days of deliberations in a federal court in Washington, the twelve jurors acquitted three other members of the Oath Keepers of this extremely rare charge, punishable by 20 years in prison.