{"id":151829,"date":"2022-11-29T14:52:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T22:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=151829"},"modified":"2022-11-29T14:52:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T22:52:08","slug":"oath-keepers-boss-guilty-of-seditious-conspiracy-in-1-6-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=151829","title":{"rendered":"Oath Keepers Boss Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy in 1\/6 Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;(AP) \u2014 Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden\u2019s presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/oath-keepers-founder-guilty-of-seditious-conspiracy-42affe1614425c6820f7cbe8fd18ba96?utm_source=homepage&amp;utm_medium=TopNews&amp;utm_campaign=position_01\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151830\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1000-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1000-1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1000-1-300x215.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1000-1-768x550.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1000-1-124x90.jpeg 124w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1000-1-570x408.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1000-1-701x502.jpeg 701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Washington, D.C., jury found Rhodes guilty of sedition after three days of deliberations in the nearly two-month-long trial that showcased the far-right extremist group\u2019s efforts to keep Republican Donald Trump in the White House at all costs.<\/p>\n<p>Using dozens of encrypted messages, recordings and surveillance video, prosecutors made the case that Rhodes began shortly after the 2020 election to prepare an armed rebellion to stop the transfer of presidential power.<\/p>\n<p>Over seven weeks of testimony, jurors heard how Rhodes rallied his followers to fight to defend Trump, discussed the prospect of a \u201cbloody\u201d civil war and warned the Oath Keepers may have to \u201crise up in insurrection\u201d to defeat Biden if Trump didn\u2019t act.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/oath-keepers-founder-guilty-of-seditious-conspiracy-42affe1614425c6820f7cbe8fd18ba96?utm_source=homepage&amp;utm_medium=TopNews&amp;utm_campaign=position_01\">Click here for full article from the AP<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;(AP) \u2014 Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden\u2019s presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. 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