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May 26, 2023

Oath Keepers Founder Gets 18 Years in Prison for Role in Jan. 6 Insurrection
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The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, Stewart Rhodes,
has been sentenced to 18 years in prison on charges of seditious
conspiracy over his role in the deadly January 6 insurrection at the
U.S. Capitol. It's the longest sentence handed down so far for anyone
tied to the insurrection. One of Rhodes's associates, Kelly Meggs,
received a 12-year sentence for seditious conspiracy.


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