Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday by a Washington, DC, jury of seditious conspiracy for orchestrating a far-reaching plan to stop the peaceful transfer of power after former President Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
The conviction is a win for the Justice Department, which argued that the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was more than just a political protest that got out of control — but rather a violent attack on the seat of American democracy and an effort to keep Biden out of the Oval Office by any means necessary.
Four other defendants also faced charges.
Here’s a full rundown of the verdict:
Count 1: Seditious conspiracy
Stewart Rhodes: GUILTY
Kelly Meggs: GUILTY
Kenneth Harrelson: NOT GUILTY
Jessica Watkins: NOT GUILTY
Thomas Caldwell: NOT GUILTY
Count 2: Conspiracy to Obstruct an official proceeding
Stewart Rhodes: NOT GUILTY
Kelly Meggs: GUILTY
Kenneth Harrelson: NOT GUILTY
Jessica Watkins: GUILTY
Thomas Caldwell: NOT GUILTY
Count 3: Obstructing an Official Proceeding
Stewart Rhodes: GUILTY
Kelly Meggs: GUILTY
Kenneth Harrelson: GUILTY
Jessica Watkins: GUILTY
Thomas Caldwell: GUILTY
Count 4: Conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging any duties
Stewart Rhodes: NOT GUILTY
Kelly Meggs: GUILTY
Kenneth Harrelson: GUILTY
Jessica Watkins: GUILTY
Thomas Caldwell: NOT GUILTY
Count 5: Destruction of Government Property and Aiding and Abetting
Kelly Meggs: NOT GUILTY
Kenneth Harrelson: NOT GUILTY
Jessica Watkins: NOT GUILTY
Count 6: Civil Disorder and Aiding and Abetting
Jessica Watkins: GUILTY
Count 7: Tampering with Documents
Stewart Rhodes: GUILTY
Count 8: Tampering with Documents
Kelly Meggs: GUILTY
Count 9: Tampering with Documents
Kenneth Harrelson: GUILTY
Count 13: Tampering with Documents
Thomas Caldwell: GUILTY
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