A federal judge expressed concern Wednesday that former President Trump could pardon Stewart Rhodes, founder of the anti-government Oath Keepers group, after he was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the January 6th Capitol riot.
against Oath Keepers members said Wednesday that it would be"frightening" if the anti-government group's founder, Stewart Rhodes, is pardoned for orchestrating a violent plot to keepafter a jury convicted him and other Oath Keepers members of seditious conspiracy , the most serious charge stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of Trump supporters.
Mehta sentenced Wilson to one year of home detention and three years of probation instead of prison. Prosecutors had recommended one year of incarceration for Wilson, a U.S. Army veteran and former firefighter. “Setting the history books straight came at a great price to you,” Mehta told Wilson, who lost his military benefits after his guilty plea in May 2022.
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