https://www.foxnews.com/politics/oat...acy-conviction

Oathkeeper Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years after Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy conviction

Rhodes gets longest Jan. 6 conviction so far

Oathkeeper founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday following a seditious conspiracy conviction in connection to the Jan. 6 riot.

This is the first sentence handed down to any defendant convicted of seditious conspiracy related to Jan. 6 and represents the longest sentence given to any Jan. 6 defendant so far.

Government prosecutors had been seeking a sentence of 25 years for Rhodes.

Before handing down the sentence, U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta addressed Rhodes directly.

"Mr. Rhodes. You have been convicted of seditious conspiracy. You’re a lawyer. You understand what that means," the federal judge said. "Among the most serious crimes an individual American can commit … an offense against the people of our country."

"And what was the motive? You didn’t like the new guy," Mehta said, noting that "just because someone supported the former president doesn’t mean they’re a white nationalist."

"What we absolutely cannot have is a group of citizens … prepared to take up arms in order to foment a revolution, and that’s what you did," the judge continued.

"You asked them to prepare for war," Mehta said, recalling Rhodes' call to supporters.

"You’re not a political prisoner, you’re here for that conduct," Mehta said. "That was a jury of your peers, make no mistake about it."

"I dare say we all now hold our collective breaths, every time an election is approaching," the judge said.

Mehta applauded law enforcement who responded to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

"The heroism of those who were protecting democracy as we know it. They laid their bodies on the line.… There is nobody more emblematic of keeping oaths than those police officers," the judge said. "You sir present an ongoing threat to the safety of this country."

What exactly did this guy do?

My thread was 3 minutes behind but my thread title is more accurate.

he went on a selfie tour through the capitol which is normally open to the public but he went on the wrong day
chill out there fabio

Bet he didn’t see that one coming.

The indictment is here (PDF):https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-re...62481/download

Summary is the government alleges they conspired to stop the election certification by force (based on texts/testimony from informants)

He phucked around and found out.

He did things that only people in the club can do, and he is not in the club.

Conspiracy = no actual crime committed.

Say it with me folks:

D O M E S T I C
T E R R O I S M

Lock em ALL up!

LOL @ Trump getting $250 million from these dumb asses. Holy chit Trumpers bring on ENDLESS entertainment.

It means we talked about it doing it...lol.

I know a guy the feds got with conspiracy to obstruct justice...for a crime he was never charged with that they admitted he did not do. He joked around with someone he thought was his friend saying too bad we can't delete those emails. Friend was actually wearing a wire working for FBI, in exchange for him getting out of sometihng. Boom conspiracy charge, even though he was never charged with the root crime he was being investigated for. Just WTF.

Why wouldn’t conspiracy be a crime?

It is absolutely a crime.

lol, liberals should be ****ting bricks at precedence being set.

Think these kinds of tactics wont ever be put on them? tisk tisk.

Oh ok, just sounded like you were disagreeing with the notion.

Read my sig.

The right are just a bunch of cucks. And when Joe Biden wins again in 2024, it's only going to get worse for you guys....

Don't confuse conspiracy with constructive criminal intent.

Conspiracy = no crime.

Conspirators rarely have intent to commit a crime.

The only crimes committed January 6th were trespassing and criminal damage.

Numerous liberals from the Vietnam and Iraq/Afghanistan protest days were arrested and imprisoned for similar conduct. Over 12,000 people were arrested in the May Day protests of 1971 alone. You are a few decades late to be making that argument. “Tisk tisk”

You hire a hitman to off your boss.
He takes the money but doesn't do it.
No actual crime committed?

Probably no more than Ray Epps...

That's not conspiracy. The hiring of the hitman is criminal intent.

Clearly can’t be a crime until the gun is fired according to this dude. Police’s hands are tied until the boss is swiss cheese.

I dont think you know any men.

Well, MaDonna talked about blowing up the Whitehouse too. How much time she get?

12k people were arrested and charged with 18 years in prison? crazy.

It would fall under most states “conspiracy to commit murder” statutes. Note the first word.

No, as stated above, hiring the hitman is criminal intent.

Saying, I would like to hire a hitman and kill my boss is conspiracy.

They certainly won't by any standard, shiny shoe republican that's for sure...

No surprise what I was stating went right over your head.

Another Meal Team 6 LARPer down


SAD!