Thread by @nytimes

In laying out the sedition charge against Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, and 10 others, federal prosecutors built a timeline as proof of a conspiracy to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6 last year.

Here's a look at the evidence. nyti.ms/3tLIXHx

Rhodes and 10 other Oath Keepers and affiliates are accused of recruiting participants, planning paramilitary combat training, coordinating travel, teams and logistics and taking weapons to the Washington, D.C., area. nyti.ms/3tLIXHx

62 days before Jan. 6: Rhodes urged his followers in an encrypted group chat to refuse to accept the 2020 presidential election results. The group included the head of Florida Oath Keepers chapter, Kelly Meggs. nyti.ms/3tLIXHx

58 days before: Jessica Watkins, a bartender and former Army infantry soldier, contacted "recruits" to organize their "military style" training in Ohio. nyti.ms/3tLIXHx

15 days before: Rhodes said violence would be inevitable if Joe Biden assumed the presidency and urged President Trump to use military force. The next day, he called for forceful action in an open letter to Trump. nyti.ms/3tLIXHx

In the five days leading up to the riot, members transported firearms and ammunition to the Washington area to set up a weapons arsenal stationed outside the city. nyti.ms/3tLIXHx

See more of the evidence prosecutors have compiled on Rhodes, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers and other members and affiliates here. nyti.ms/3tLIXHx