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Right-wing militia leaders, on trial for sedition, continue to threaten democracy

Por: Los Angeles Times Politics October 09, 2022

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Five leaders of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing militia that played a leading role in storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, went on trial last week in Washington. The defendants, including Stewart Rhodes, the Yale-educated lawyer who founded the group, were charged with “seditious conspiracy”: plotting to attack the federal government by force to prevent Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election. Prosecutors said Rhodes and... + full article



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