Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes convicted of seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6 coordinated attack

On November 29, 2022, a federal jury convicted Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and member Kelly Meggs of seditious conspiracy for coordinating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The conviction confirmed that Trump's rhetoric and "stand by" order had inspired a coordinated paramilitary conspiracy to prevent the transfer of presidential power. Rhodes, who had communicated with Trump allies including Roger Stone on January 6, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on May 23, 2023 — the longest January 6 sentence at the time — with a terrorism enhancement. Trump commuted Rhodes's sentence on January 20, 2025, his first day back in office, as part of the mass clemency for all January 6 defendants.