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INSANE: Us jury finds oath keepers leader guilty of seditious conspiracy - The Real Truth

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, seen here outside a Donald Trump rally in 2019, faced prosecution this month alongside four members of his organisation [File: Jim Urquhart/Reuters]

A United States jury has found Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right Oath Keepers, guilty of seditious conspiracy in relation to last year’s riot at the US Capitol.

The rare seditious conspiracy charge is among the most serious to stem from a US Justice Department investigation into the events of January 6, 2021, when a crowd of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building.

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