First Sentences Handed Down to Oath Keepers for January 6 Conspiracy

The founder of the Oath Keepers militia, Stewart Rhodes, and members of his anti-government group will be the first January 6 defendants sentenced for seditious conspiracy in hearings beginning this week and expected to set the standard for punishments to follow. Prosecutors will urge the judge on Thursday to put Rhodes behind bars for 25 years, which would be the harshest sentence by far handed down over the US Capitol attack. The justice department says stiff punishments are crucial to prevent January 6 from becoming an outlier.