Stewart Rhodes instigated a plot to forcefully block Congress from certifying the victory of Democrat Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election
On trial alongside Rhodes, of Granbury, Texas, was Kelly Meggs, leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers, and three others.
Rhodes, who was also convicted of obstructing an official proceeding, but acquitted of two other conspiracy charges, could be jailed for up to 20 years. In defending Rhodes, lawyers tried to prove his rhetoric was just bluster, and that the Oath Keepers had no plan before 6 January to attack the Capitol.
Testifying in his own defence, Rhodes said he had no idea his followers were going to storm the Capitol, adding that those who did were acting"stupid" and outside their mission.
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