Capitol riot extremist Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy
Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was dealt the longest prison sentence among the hundreds of Capitol riot cases on Thursday.
In the US, a former leader of the right-wing Proud Boys group, Enrique Tarrio, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Tuesday. The harsh sentence was levied for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. As per reports, it is the longest sentence so far in the case. US District Judge Timothy Kelly imposed the sentence on the 39-year-old belonging to Miami, for his role in the riot by then-President Donald Trump's supporters. His lawyers said that he would appeal.
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Trump arraigned at the same courthouse where more than 1,000 of his supporters fueled by his false claims of election fraud have been charged with federal crimes related to the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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Freedom Friday LIVE 5/26/2023 Stewart Rhodes Founder of The Oath Keepers joins us from Federal Prison. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in connection with Jan 6. Hear..
Political Prisoner Stewart Rhodes founder of the Oath Keepers whose sentencing date is Thursday, May 25th speaking from his holding cell in the DC Gulag. Stewart was convicted of "Seditious..