The last time the government won a guilty verdict on the charge was during the 1995 prosecution of Islamic militants who plotted to bomb New York City landmarks.
“Today the jury returned a verdict convicting all defendants of criminal conduct, including two Oath Keepers leaders for seditious conspiracy against the United States,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in an emailed statement. “The Justice Department is committed to holding accountable those criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy on January 6, 2021.”
The Oath Keepers' trial is the most high-profile case brought against participants in the Capitol riot so far.
James Bright, Rhodes' attorney, told reporters after the verdict that he believed his client had a fair trial but thinks a different verdict could have been reached in another jurisdiction. The defense sought to move the trial out of D.C. several times before it began.
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