Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy by Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for orchestrating a far-reaching plan to block the peaceful transfer of power after former President Donald Trump is defeated by Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
The conviction is a victory for the Justice Department, which argued that the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was more than just a political protest that got out of control – but also a violent assault on the seat of American democracy and Biden It is necessary to try to keep him out of the Oval Office by any means necessary.
Four other defendants also faced charges.
See here the full details of the decision:
Count 1: Seditious Conspiracy
Stewart Rhodes: Guilty
Kelly Meigs: Guilty
Kenneth Harrelson: not guilty
Jessica Watkins: Not Guilty
Thomas Caldwell: Not Guilty
Count 2: Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding
Stewart Rhodes: Not Guilty
Kelly Meigs: Guilty
Kenneth Harrelson: not guilty
Jessica Watkins: Guilty
Thomas Caldwell: Not Guilty
Count 3: Obstructing an official proceeding
Stewart Rhodes: Guilty
Kelly Meigs: Guilty
Kenneth Harrelson: Guilty
Jessica Watkins: Guilty
Thomas Caldwell: Guilty
Count 4: Conspiracy to obstruct an officer in the discharge of his duty
Stewart Rhodes: Not Guilty
Kelly Meigs: Guilty
Kenneth Harrelson: Guilty
Jessica Watkins: Guilty
Thomas Caldwell: Not Guilty
Count 5: Destruction of Government property and aiding and abetting
Kelly Meigs: not guilty
Kenneth Harrelson: not guilty
Jessica Watkins: Not Guilty
Count 6: Civil disorder and aiding and abetting
Jessica Watkins: Guilty
Count 7: Tampering with documents
Stewart Rhodes: Guilty
Count 8: Tampering with documents
Kelly Meigs: Guilty
Count 9: Tampering with documents
Kenneth Harrelson: Guilty
Count 13: Tampering with documents
Thomas Caldwell: Guilty