Oath Keepers founder Steward Rhodes sentenced to 18 years in prison for leading a conspiracy during the Capitol attack. Terrorism enhancement applied
ng a seditious conspiracy to distract the certification of President Joe Biden’s election victory that ended in a fierce attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
In a Jan. 6 case, D.C. District Judge Amit Mehta deviated from previous rulings and agreed with the government’s recommendation to apply a terrorism enhancement in the Rhodes sentencing.Mehta concurred with prosecutors, stating that Rhodes had encouraged violence among his followers to disrupt the certification process, which legally constituted terrorism intended to influence the government’s actions.
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