Justice Department prosecutors are seeking a 25-year prison sentence.
for what prosecutors argued was a violent plan to ensure former President Donald Trump remained in the White House, though he had lost the 2020 presidential election.
Rhodes' attorneys say his founding of the group and his military service should serve as a credit to his character. Witness testimony and evidence presented at trial showed some members of the organization joined for various reasons before the events around the 2020 presidential election, ranging from disaster relief and community protection to advancing political goals.
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