Six Oath Keepers convicted in connection with January 6 US Capitol riot
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(CNN) — Six people affiliated with the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, were convicted Monday of various charges related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol insurrection. Four of the defendants were found guilty on all of the charges they faced.
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(CNN) — Six people affiliated with the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, were convicted Monday of various charges related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol insurrection. Four of the defendants were found guilty on all of the charges they faced.
The verdicts came after earlier trials in which other members of the pro-Trump, far-right militia were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the Capitol attack.
Six people affiliated with the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, were convicted Monday of various charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection.
They were convicted of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol in the latest trial involving members of the far-right group.
Unlike other Oath Keepers, they were not charged with seditious conspiracy – the most serious offense prosecutors have levied so far in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
