Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Is Sentenced to 18 Years in Jan. 6 Case - The New York Times

The sentence for Stewart Rhodes was the longest so far in the federal investigation of the Capitol attack and the first issued to a defendant convicted of sedition...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/us/politics/oath-keepers-stewart-rhodes-sentenced.html

Oath Keepers Found Guilty of Sedition! (Opening Arguments podcast OA656)

Wow it’s almost like there really was an armed coup on January 6th on our nation’s Capital. Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Megs have been found guilty of sedition. But when it comes to their sentencing… it’s actually not very clear how much time they will do. That’s because there really isn’t much precedent for this. Andrew has the breakdown! Before that, though, we have a follow-up on the music episode. We share further thoughts inspired by some of the response we got. And we got a lot…

Interview: 

https://openargs.com/oa656-oath-keepers-found-guilty-of-sedition/

The Benefits of Treating Extremists as Criminals and Losers - The Atlantic

Although the jury likely did not debate the intricacies of how violence works, Rhodes's conviction is a condemnation of stochastic terrorism—a technique the Oath Keepers share with the Islamic State. Leaders of such groups incite their followers in ways that make bloodshed all but inevitable, even if the specifics of how the violence will play out are unknowable beforehand…

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/12/oath-keepers-trial-stewart-rhodes-seditious-conspiracy/672325/

Oath Keepers Founder Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy for Plotting to Violently Overthrow U.S. Gov't - YouTube

Jurors in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday found Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes guilty of seditious conspiracy for plotting to keep Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election, resulting in the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. 

Kelly Meggs, who led the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers, was also convicted of seditious conspiracy, and three other insurrectionists were found guilty of other felonies. 

The case marks the first time in nearly three decades that a federal jury has convicted defendants of seditious conspiracy, the crime of conspiring to overthrow, put down or destroy by force the government of the United States. 

"It's a win for the Justice Department, and it also sends a message that illegal actions against the government will not go unpunished," says Kristen Doerer, managing editor of Right Wing Watch. Doerer also discusses other upcoming trials for insurrectionists and how extremist groups have infiltrated military and law enforcement circles.

https://youtu.be/N_u-mTdXMIE

Jury convicts Oath Keepers leader, 1 other of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 trial - ABC News

Rhodes and Meggs were found guilty of seditious conspiracy, the first such convictions by a jury since 1995. They could each face a maximum of 20 years in prison for that charge alone...

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jury-reaches-verdict-oath-keepers-jan-6-seditious/story

‘Sorry for what I did’: Oath Keeper who pleaded guilty for Jan. 6 breach breaks down on the stand - POLITICO

Graydon Young of Florida choked back sobs as he testified against his former allies in their seditious conspiracy trial...

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/31/graydon-young-oath-keeper-apology-00064287

Oath Keeper Graydon Young said Jan. 6 attack was like 'Bastille-type’ moment - The Washington Post

Graydon P. Young testifies in Rhodes seditious conspiracy trial that he thought Capitol breach at time could start a revolution: "I was acting like a traitor, someone acting against my own government"…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/31/oath-keepers-young-bastille-traitor/

‘We must defeat them’: new evidence details Oath Keepers’ ‘civil war’ timeline | US Capitol attack | The Guardian

Testimony from government's first witness showed militia group's leader had planned resistance well before election results were out…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/08/oath-keepers-trial-evidence-civil-war

Text messages reveal what, exactly, the Jan. 6 crowd wanted Trump to do - POLITICO

If Trump failed to act, Rhodes said in the messages, the Oath Keepers would be ready to take matters into their own hands — even if it meant a "bloody" Civil War...

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/08/trump-insurrection-oath-keepers-rhodes-00061055

Texts, recordings show Oath Keepers’ early talk of armed resistance to Biden presidency - POLITICO

Within hours of the 2020 election being called for Joe Biden, Stewart Rhodes — leader of the far-right Oath Keepers — began barraging associates with a consistent message: We must pressure Donald Trump to take extraordinary steps to remain in power. 

 And if he wouldn't, the Oath Keepers would do it themselves, he said...

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/04/texts-recordings-show-oath-keepers-early-talk-of-armed-resistance-to-biden-presidency-00060222

Audio of Oath Keeper Founder Stewart Rhodes Reveals Concern About Conspiracy Charge

Months before the riot that got him charged with conspiracy, Stewart Rhodes was thirsty for chaos...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/audio-of-oath-keeper-founder-stewart-rhodes-reveals-concern-about-conspiracy-charge

Oath Keepers lawyer says Stewart Rhodes wanted her Trump contacts before Jan. 6 Capitol attack

…The open second letter, dated Dec. 23, was more explicit, informing Trump that if Congress certified the election on Jan. 6, "tens of thousands of patriotic Americans, both veterans and non-veterans, will already be in Washington D.C., and many of us will have our mission-critical gear stowed nearby just outside D.C., and we will answer the call right then and there, if you call on us."…

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/oath-keepers-lawyer-says-stewart-rhodes-wanted-trump-contacts-jan-6-ca-rcna37267

How seditious conspiracy charges change the January 6 narrative - Vox

…In December, Rhodes promised a "bloody, massively bloody revolution" should a peaceful transfer of power occur, and in the lead-up to the attacks purchased thousands of dollars' worth of weapons, ammunition, and related tactical gear…

https://www.vox.com/2022/1/16/22886516/stewart-rhodes-seditious-conspiracy-january-6-oath-keepers

Ben Rhodes, Obama’s Deputy National Security Advisor, on Afghanistan & Our Foreign Policy Reset (Al Franken podcast

How our 20 Year War on Terror Distracted Us from Climate, China, Social Media, and Democracy.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-f7xr2-fc02a23

Prosecutors Are Closing in on Oath Keepers Boss Stewart Rhodes in Capitol Riot Case

New court filings suggest that prosecutors are solidifying a much larger case against the Oath Keepers after the Jan. 6 insurrection...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/prosecutors-are-closing-in-on-oath-keepers-boss-stewart-rhodes-in-capitol-riot-case

Oath Keepers' Stewart Rhodes Calls for 'Bloody War' at Jericho March

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes calls Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act to prevent Biden from becoming president.
https://youtu.be/aeCT4GKKa0c 

Alumni at Barrett's undergrad school sign letter of concern - ABC News

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett graduated in 1994 with honors from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. But more than 1,500 alumni of the small liberal arts school have made it known they are not proud of their ties to the conservative lawyer and judge.....
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/alumni-barretts-undergrad-school-sign-letter-concern-73403626

Obama left a solid ‘global health infrastructure’ — and Trump shut it down: Ex-White House official – Raw Story

When the United States is confronting a crisis, President Donald Trump will often find a way to blame his predecessor, former President Barack Obama — even when it comes to coronavirus. But according to former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, the Obama Administration left Trump with a solid “global health infrastructure” when Obama left office in January 2017. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/obama-left-a-solid-global-health-infrastructure-and-trump-shut-it-down-ex-white-house-official/

Ex-Obama official fires back: Trump was left with 'global health infrastructure' | TheHill

Former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes fired back after President Trump sought to blame his predecessor for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) slow rollout of coronavirus testing.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/487646-ex-obama-official-fires-back-at-trump-obama-left-him-a-global-health

Revealed: Donald Trump team hired spy firm for ‘dirty ops’ on Iran arms deal | US news | The Guardian

Aides to Donald Trump, the US president, hired an Israeli private intelligence agency to orchestrate a “dirty ops” campaign against key individuals from the Obama administration who helped negotiate the Iran nuclear deal, the Observer can reveal....

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/05/trump-team-hired-spy-firm-dirty-ops-iran-nuclear-deal