Stewart Rhodes, who faces 18 years in prison for his role in the January 6 Capitol riot, said the two groups are different during his sentencing hearing.
"Unlike other groups like the Proud Boys, who seek conflict and seek to street fight, we deter," Rhodes said, according to a tweet from Politico's Kyle Cheney.
Rhodes, who was found guilty of several charges, including seditious conspiracy, in connection with the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced at the hearing to 18 years in prison. Prosecutors reportedly had sought 25 years but got the judge to agree to an increased sentence because of"terrorism enhancement" penalties.
Rhodes is the first person charged in the January 6 attack to be sentenced for seditious conspiracy. His sentence was also the longest handed down so far in the hundreds of cases involving people charged in the Capitol riot, the Associated Press reported. Members of the Oath Keepers attend the"Stop the Steal" rally on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. On Thursday, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol.Prosecutors said that Rhodes organized an"armed force" and"orchestrated and then led this conspiracy," according to Cheney.called himself a political prisoner at the hearing.
The judge continued,"You, sir, present an ongoing threat and a peril to this country, to the republic and to the very fabric of our democracy."“You, sir, present an ongoing threat and a peril to this country, to the republic and to the very fabric of our democracy."
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