Today's guilty verdicts for Stewart Rhodes and other #OathKeepers who played a key role in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol sends an indisputable message that extremism does not pay and that you cannot undermine American democracy.
The fact that the jury found Rhodes guilty of seditious conspiracy -- a difficult charge to prove -- shows the tremendous weight of evidence against him. This is a *crushing* blow to the Oath Keepers, one of the largest and most dangerous armed militias in the US.
The Oath Keepers, who claim to uphold an "oath" to the Constitution, attempted to trample on that very document on January 6th in a brazen attack on the U.S. Capitol to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Our backgrounder provides more on the Oath Keepers' anti-government extremist ideology, founder Rhodes and the group's history: adl.org/resources/back…
The Oath Keepers have a long history of actively recruiting law enforcement and military personnel. To learn more, read our recent expose on Oath Keepers in public life: adl.org/resources/repo…
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