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not stewart rhodes. >> not stewart rhodes, right. >> reporter: that's just the seditious conspiracy, correct, yeah. >> the reason i want to do all this is i want to make sure our legal experts understand all of this. i'll go back to them and then to you in a second. when of the things i want to ask you, the sentences here, they don't have to be concurrent, they can be consecutive. also found guilty of obstructing an official proceeding, does that carry a 20-year sentence as well. >> i believe it does, jake, yeah. those sentences can be run concurrentlyly or back to back. judge will take the core of the conduct and say which of these conducts is more or less the same plot. usually those get run at the same time. one thing that's a kicker here is several have been charged with obstruction of justice. basically the underlying facts were that they had certain text messages they deleted or told others to delete. that usually bumps the sentence up by a year or so. so it's hard to say exactly what they're looking at, seditious conspiracy charges are very rare, but with respect to the top tw

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now, elmer rhodes was a leader and mastermind of this plot. after the 2020 election, he gathered a group of oath keepers in washington, d. c.. he wanted then-president, donald trump, to invoke the insurrection act, which would, he said, allow him to deputize his group as a kind of state sanctioned militia. rhodes was preparing, quite openly, to fight a civil war in order to keep donald trump in power against the will of the american people. and like i said, he did not hide his intentions. he said basically all of this himself in public. >> we have -- stationed outside of d. c. as a nuclear option, in case the attempt to remove the president illegally will step in and stop it. so, i've got my good man on the ground already. we've been reclining there last week and we are sorting out where we are going to be staging, and will be inside d. c.. we will also be on the outside of d. c. armed, prepared to go, and if the president calls us. >> during the trial, the government revealed evidence of how rhodes directed the oath keepers and private messag

rhodes and mr.tious conspiracy, and you think about the fact that elected republicans like marjorie taylor greene, newly elected senator j.d. vance, twice impeached ex-president donald trump, they've described them as political prisoners. what do you think in terms of countering political radicalism and political extremism, today's guilty verdict may or may not be able to help with. >> i would agree with your guests. this is an incredibly important verdict. the oath keepers have been one of the largest and most problematic groups within the armed militia movement in the united states since their founding in 2009. the convictions here, especially stewart rhodes, the yale-educated stewart rhodes, putting him down this way is a crushing blow, this dangerous extremist group. rhodes was able to articulate an ideology that attracted, and adls studied this, so have other groups, attracted hundreds of active and retired law enforcement, military, elected officials, emergency responders, the view they're faj

rhodes lawyers say they will appeal. but as it stands, rhodes may face up to 20 years in prison. this is a big moment in our country's history. it is the first time in 27 years that we have seen a successful sedition prosecution. and it's beenss 68 years since we've seen americans convicted of sedition. four more members of the oath keepers go to trial on similar charges. and in just a few more weeks, another jury will have another chance to weigh in on the question of whether a different group is also guilty of sedition for january 6. while we await that trial, the jury made it clear what happened on january 6 was a violent act against the united states of america,un not as the rnc once called it legitimate political discourse. those involved in orchestrating it, people like stewart rhodes, they've now found guilty of run ofw the rarest charges our country levies. all of this casts a fix of january 6 insurrectionists in a slightly different light. >> you can call it insurrection. by and large, it was peaceful protest. >> i thought everybody in the country bears some responsibili

that was recordings of stewart rhodes, the first clip we saw. the second bit was various oath keepers talking on their own radios on that day. so i guess my sort of out row question to you is, does the conviction of these men, all five on some charges, two on seditious conspiracies, coming trials for more members of what we now understand to have been a seditious conspiracy to overthrow the government, to overturn an election, make it more likely in your opinion that the january 6th committee, when you finish your work at the end of this year, will send over your recommendations that the justice department go forward with this prosecution. i know there's a special counsel, but is that what you think the january 6th committee will recommend? >> well, let me just say that, you know, in our system of justice, the determined guilt of defendants in a particular case does not imply the guilt of defendants in another case. and you know, people are obviously impatient for justice because it's such an outrageous assault on the american system of governme

rhodes and his conviction for seditious conspiracy.fully still state while i respect the jury's return on that, based on the evidence that i feel was presented, and what was given to the jury, i actually disagree with their finding on that specifically. >> right after january 6th, phillip, rhodes said that he, quote, his only regret -- he made in a recording that was later played by the government. let's listen to that only regret. >> my only regret is -- i tell you what, if president trump does the right thing, it's the wrong thing to do. >> should have brought rifles. he regretted not bringing rifles. does he have any regrets now? >> yes, mr. rhodes regrets that some of the oath keepers actually went into the building. they were not directed to go into the building, and the evidence came out at trial that those people who went in the building were off mission at the time. and he regrets that officers got hurt, they weren't hurt by his people but they were hurt by people in the crowd and that is a regret of his. he didn't direct anybo

rhodes says he was engaged in bombast and big talk.d a lot of evidence, including text messages a few days before the assault on the capital, that said that they will not fear as until we come with rifles in hand. we need to push trump to do his duty. and if he doesn't, we will do hours, stewart rhodes allegedly type. then she played for the jury at the end of her cross-examination a recording that someone made of stewart rhodes a few days after the assault on the capital -- capitol, where rhodes said his only regret was he did not bring rifles. then he engaged in violent rhetoric involving nancy pelosi. the jury was playing close attention -- paying close attention, taking lots of notes. i saw a couple of the jurors make faces at stewart rhodes as he went into long-winded explanations on cross-examination. that does not mean they are going to a victim of conspiracy or any other charge. but he may have turned off some members of this jury. john: this trial has been going on for six weeks. delayed by a lot of things. you have bn in the

earlier this month, rhodes testified in his own defense. and discussing his hope for trump to invoke the insurrection act, he claimed it anti-fascist attack the white house and he wanted to make clear the president trump could rely on us and other veterans to protect the white house. prosecutors presented evidence including text messages of roads telling his followers to prepare for civil war. quote, trump needs to go for it and do his duty. he should do it now, but if he does wait till january 6th, then he should still do it and we need to be ready to support him one hunted percent and then some. we will then be in a brutal civil war. more of the military will side with biden because the trader generals will tell the troops that congress official biden is president. trump will have two weeks to seize the evidence of treason and do the massive data dump to show all americans and especially the military who is the trader from top to bottom. be ready to roll in any way we are needed. get your fares in order, and get your gear squared away. th

rhodes writing, "we aren't getting through this without a civil war." in another he wrote, "it will be a bloody and desperate fight. we are going to have a fight. that can't be avoided." rhodes and a number of the oath keepers had testified in their trial, suggesting not to take their incendiary language seriously, and that they were not planning to commit violence. the jury clearly didn't buy it, convicting rhodes and meggs of seditious conspiracy, a charge rarely brought and prosecuted. among the last prominent cases was one involving the blind sheikh omar abdel-rahman, accused of plotting to wage urban terror war against the united states. >> of course that was some time ago. pierre, we know the leader of the oath keepers, members of the oath keepers not the only group charged? >> reporter: david, we have another major trial involving seditious conspiracy coming up with the proud boys, who first knocked down the barriers on january 6th. seditious conspiracy the most serious charge the government has brought, and tonight, prosecutors are very happy. t

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rhodes and meggs face up to 20 years in prison. scott macfarlane will start us off tonight from outside the u.s. district court from here in washington. good evening, scott. >> reporter: norah, it was a marathon two-month trial, ended with three days of jury deliberations, and the jury convicting the highest profile of the 900 capitol riot defendants so far. late today, the jury delivered the stunning verdict, finding stewart rhodes, the founder of the far-right oath keepers and his codefendant, kelly meggs of florida, guilty of the rare charge of seditious conspiracy, plotting to block the peaceful transfer of power in america, on january 6th. each, now facing the prospect of 20 years in prison, on the seditious conspiracy charge alone. during two months of testimony and presentations, prosecutors showed messages and images of the group hatching a plan to equip themselves with tactical gear, and to stage guns outside the washington, d.c. city limits, to mobilize if then-president trump invoked the insurrection act. in one message

about how great stuart rhodes is.s been jovial on the stand, made a joke about how his full name is elmer stewart rhodes iii and he goes by stewart for obvious reasons he said. he basically talked about how the oath keepers was founded how it got started, talked about his time at law school, talked about his military background. made sure to point out that his father was half mexican and tried to basically combat any suggestions that the oath keepers are a racist organization and said that they don't like racist. essentially he's trying to i think get familiar with the jury and distance himself from a lot of the damning testimony that prosecutors have got.in this case thus far. key of which is the tape that they got from stewart rhodes after the january 6 attack talking about how they should have brought rifles that day, how he wishes he could hang nancy pelosi from a lamp "post." so i think he's really going to make an effort to i guess undemonize himself with the jury here. it's going to be a tough battle and what w

. >> we talked about extremism and stewart rhodes . as far as i know, nick fuentes is not a violent person but his thoughts and deeds are hideous . >> i don't know that mr. fuentes has ever advocated violence , but i did look up some of his tapes. with mr. fuentes submit sneering about the holocaust . to read about the first to escape from auschwitz and it's a terrific book. if you want to know the truth, particularly for catholic boys like me from taxes, check it out. >> coverage continues now and breonna keilar is in for wolf. >>> happening now with breaking news. the leader of the far right keepers has been sentenced. we break down this rare and powerful verdict and what it means for the justice department's broader investigation of the insurrection. welcome to viewers in the united states and around the world. i am breonna keilar and this is your situation room. >> let's get right to the big breaking story is the leader of the oath keepers. the cnn national correspondent outside of the courthouse in washington, d.c.. this is a hist

rhodes said he had no plans to attack the capitol. the riot broke out spon tape y -- spontaneously. >> that he does not do it now for he is commander in chief, we're going to have to do it ourselves later in a much more desperate, much more blood jie war. let's get it on now while he is still the commander in chief. >> this was the first of three seditious conspiracy cases set to be heard this year. it was a critical test of the doj's ability to hold january 6th rioters accountable. >> former top trump adviser stephen miller has appeared before a federal grand jury. the justice department appointed jack smith to oversee the criminal investigations surrounding the former president. >>> a landmark vote in the senate to protect same-sex and interracial marriage. >> 61 nays and 36. the bill as amended has passed. >> mr. president, what a great day. what a great day. >> the respect for marriage act backed by all democrats and some republicans. it requires states to recognize another state's legal marriage. >> for the sake of our nation tod

i now, at this stage, it isn't known how long stewart rhodes will spend in prison.ne charge of seditious conspiracy — that carries up to 20 years behind bars. amount of time in prison. as far as the broader case is concerned, this isn't the end of the matter. we know that some 900 people since 6th january of last year have been arrested and charged. some have been convicted of offences relating to the storming of the capitol and other cases are still pending. and as far as the 0ath keepers are concerned, there are at least two more trials still to start. in fact, starting next monday, four members of the group will go on trial, and i'm sure officials at thejustice department will be analysing the decision made by thejury, perhaps deciding on how to move forward in terms of their legal tactics with the cases still to come. peter bowes, our north american correspondence _ peter bowes, our north american correspondence there. _ there's been a breakthrough in the battle to slow the progression of alzheimer's — the brain disorder which can destroy memory and thinking ski

rhodes and meggs face up to 20 years in prison.e will start us off tonight from outside the u.s. district court from here in washington. good evening, scott. >> reporter: norah, it was a marathon two-month trial, ended with three days of jury deliberations, and the jury convicting the highest profile of the 900 capitol riot defendants so far. late today, the jury delivered the stunning verdict, finding stewart rhodes, the founder of the far-right oath keepers, and his co-defendant, kelly meggs of florida, guilty of the rare charge of seditious conspiracy, plotting to block the peaceful transfer of power in america january 6th. each now facing the prospect of 20 years in prison on the seditious conspiracy charge alone. during two months of testimony and presentations, prosecutors showed messages and images of the group hatching a plan to equip themselves with tactical gear and to stage guns outside the washington, d.c. city limits to mobilize if then-president trump invoked the insurrection act. in one message displayed at trial, rh

that has not yet come in, but rhodes has not finished testifying. he will continue testifying on monday. sara sidner, cnn, washington. >>> san francisco's district attorney says the police and fbi have a, quote, successful interview with paul pelosi, the husband of us house speaker nancy pelosi shortly after he was attacked last friday in his home. the pros dutier tls cnn pelosi had good recall of the events that night and was able to convey those details to the investigators. he's back home after being in the hospital being treated for a skull frac jury and other injuries. on camera, nancy pelosi spoke for the first time on camera. here she is. >> thank you, thank you, thank you for your kind words, your prayers, and your good wishes for paul. it's going to be a long haul, and he will be well. so tragic what happened, but nonetheless, we have to be optimistic. he's surrounded by family, so that's a wonderful thing. >> pelosi's alleged attacker waved his appearance in court on friday. a status hearing is set for later this month with a preliminary h

so we rhodes and his co defendant kelly megs are the 1st people in nearly 3 decades to be found guilty of seditious conspiracy. what was their role in the assault on the capital? well, these 2 leaders of the ost keepers, the militia group that you mentioned in the lead in they were sent to charge with conspiring to keep the former president donald trump in office and to subvert the results of the 2020 election. and with the department of justice basically said in this case, is that roads and mags that they lead a team that hatched this plot this far reaching plot and it ended up in the storming of the capital on january 6th, 2021. and throughout the case, the prosecutor showed that rhodes believed or hatched conspiracy theories alike. the fact that the chinese agents were taken what the government and claimed he claimed as well that the far left movement and tito was working with the current president joe biden. clearly, those conspiracies have no foundation, but rhodes actually try to get them president trump at the time to act. and he, he gathered a quick reaction force in a hotel no

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rhodes has a lot of information about that.ost likely, he's facing about 79 years, more likely, even though 20 years is hanging over his head. that is what the justice apartment has asked in some similar, related cases. we will see if this is enough to get mr. rhodes to come to the table in the hope of securing a lesser present sentence -- a lesser prison sentence, but he is absolutely going to jail for this. >> what does it mean for many of the other cases? >> i'm sure the justice department is saying a huge sigh of relief that they did secure this conviction because seditious conspiracy is such a rare charge and such a difficult case to bring and i'm sure they believe it bodes well for the case they are bringing starting monday, so i think it will be interesting to see how these cases pan out and if we see other people convicted of the same thing. it might bring other defendants to the table and you might see a last-minute plea before their trial starts. >> always good to get your thoughts and analysis. thank you. the u.s. an

he'll work to keep rhode island safe from the threat of gun violence. seth will always stand up for anyone who tries to cut older rhode islanders' hard-earned medicare and social security benefits and seth, i couldn't be more proud and think of a better person to continue serving the people of rhode island. congratulations. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today to -- mr. carter: i rise today to recognize the service of david ross who announce head would be ending his tenure as speaker of the georgia house. david has been speaker since 2010 and overseen some of the most historic accomplishments in our state's history. he attended north harris college he went on to graduate from the university school of law. an attorney by trade, he started hi

rhodes was accused of masterminding the 0ath keepers' participation on that day.ttack amounted to a rebellion against the government. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has been following the case. this was a case — seditious conspiracy was the charge, which is a rarely heard charge, in large part because it's a difficult charge to prove, so it's not often brought before a court. and essentially what it means is that the allegation was that he and others had attempted to stop the peaceful transition of power after the 2020 election. so the transition of power would have been between donald trump and joe biden, and the allegation being that it wasn't just something that happened on the day, the storming of the capitol building, but something that stewart rhodes and others had planned in advance, that this had been a plot. and in fact, prosecutors talked about a text message that he'd sent to some of his supporters just after the 2020 election, saying that "we're not going to get through this without a civil war". and clearly that was ringing in the ears of

rhodes never went into the building. what the doj presented were volumes and volumes of rhodes' own words prior to january 6th and even afterward that they said proved that there was a specific plan to, again, overturn the results of the election by force. here is just a quote from things he had said after january 6th after the riot. if he's not going to do the right thing, and he being former president trump, and he's just going to let himself be removed illegally, then we should have brought rifles, we could have fixed it right then and there. i'd hang effing pelosi from the lamp post. that is just a snippet of volumes and volumes of things that rhodes said that were then used against him in court. the message here is that words matter that, words equated to actions here, that there was a plot, and the jury buying that narrative from doj and sealing the deal for this seditious conspiracy charge against him. his attorneys say they do plan to appeal, but agree that they got a fair trial. back to you. >> whitney, thank yo

rhodes top lieutenant, kelly megs, was also found guilty of the same charge. both are facing as much as 20 years in prison. three other oath keepers who we're found not guilty of seditious conspiracy, but all five were found guilty of -- convicted of obstructing the peaceful transition of power. the split verdicts came up to three days of deliberations. during the two month trial, the defendants argue day where fighting on behalf of former president trump. here's what stewart rhodes told the crowd at a rally back in september 2020. >> we need to know from you, the you are with him. if he does not do it now, while his commander in chief, we are going to have to do it ourselves later in a much more desperate, much more bloody war. let's get it on now while he is still commander-in-chief. >> a former spokesperson for the oath keepers, who testified at the january 6th committee hearings, described was to erodes was hoping to achieve on the sixth. >> what it was going to be was and -- he is a militia leader. he had these grand visions of being a paramilitary leader

rhodes is the most prominent pig to stand trial for the insurrection. this is the first time a jury has squared up and looked and been presented directly with the people who did the violent part of the insurrection. there are other parts of the attempted coup, but everyone understands why this was, according to the justice department, the most serious. you have to remember, attorney general garland cleared and approved the decision to pursue this as sedition, which is not automatic from the jump. today indicates that decision with these two convictions. they face decades in prison. decades in prison. now, i want to tell you what we're going to do. we have michael moore here on this. he has discussed many of the issues we're facing. he's here with us. michael, i'll see you in a moment. report from the courthouse where ryan riley has been covering the case for msnbc. welcome back, ryan. i went through the charges. walk us through, as someone who observed the case and litigation strategy from the very beginning, what it means when you see the doj win on th

at this stage, it is not known how long stewart rhodes will spendin how long stewart rhodes will spendditious conspiracy, that carries up to 20 years behind bars. it is a serious offence with a serious amount of time in prison. as afar as at the broader case is concerned, this is not the end of the matter. we know some 900 people since january six of last year have been arrested and charged. some have been convicted of offences related to the storming of the capital and other cases are still pending, and as far as the 0ath keepers are concerned, there are other trials starting next monday, four members will go on trial, and i'm sure the justice department will scrutinise what has happened in the last few hours, analysing the last few hours, analysing the decision made by thejury, perhaps deciding on how to move forward in terms of their legal tactics with the cases still to come. peter bowes, thank you very much, our north america correspondent. some spectacular scenes at the world's biggest active volcano— mauna loa in hawaii — which started erupting on saturday. this time lapse foota

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rhodes did not commit the crime of seditious conspiracy. there was no evidence introduced to indicate there was a plan. >> reporter: they've also signalled they intend to file appeals. now, rhodes and meggs are the first people in 30 years to be found guilty with seditious conspiracy. a sentencing date has not been set but it usually happens a few months after the verdict. >> we'll watch to see what that looks like. thank you for the updebt. >>> the latest on the january 6th investigation. former trump advise and speech writer stephen miller testifying, the first known witness to appear since the justice department appointed the special counsel to oversee the investigations of the president since he announced another run for the white house. first time there is testimony before this grand jury in d.c. since the special counsel was appointed. there was concern wiould the special counsel slow things down, et cetera. would this indicate no? >> reporter: that's right, poppy. this is moving along at a pretty steady clip. we don't know that many

a rhodes scholar. kinda worried about rhodes scholars though, there so smart.ll king aside, anti-poverty leader. he's the veteran who builds maryland and leaves no one behind and i believe that. today will be -- they will be a great and his governor of maryland, but remember, vote. you've got one day until one of the most important elections. you've heard this time and again. i almost feel guilty repeating it. our lifetimes will be shaped by what happens in the next year to three years. it is going to shape what the next couple of decades look like, for real. back in august, i came to rockville to kick off the campaign season. with wes moore and we are here to close it out with wes moore and all of you. let's be clear, this election is not a referendum. it is a choice. it is a choice between two versions of america. i said from the beginning, by objective was to build an economy from the bottom up in the middle out. not -- it is working from them republican proposals, trickle-down economics. he it happened last time under my predecessor. -- we saw it happened l

stewart rhodes is the first of five defendants to testify.ourtroom was packed as rhodes took to the witness box. cnn's sara sidner with more. >> reporter: elmer stewart rhodes did take the stand in his own defense. he seemed to act as his own character witness. it was clear he was trying to show a softer, more carrying side of himself after the jury, for weeks, has been seeing some of the text messages and signal messages and hearing secret recordings that show him using often violent, angry, political rhetoric and talking about things like the civil war and bloody battle may have to ensue to stop president-elect biden at the time from coming into power. in the leadup to the january 6th attack and even after the january 6th attack. rhodes, in his testimony, put on a big show of emotion, choking up at least three times on the stand while talking about his life and his beliefs. he billed himself to the jury as nonviolent, a lover of america, a believer in the constitution, fighter for what is right, a helper who helps all manner of people from

rhodes and the other four defendants.set of oath keepers who start on monday. i don't want to talk more in light of the fact that there's another trial beginning on monday. >> thanks, everybody. enjoy the rest of your day. >> some remarks from attorney general merrick garland. let's bring in paula reed, sara sidner and elliott williams. paula, let me start with you. a victory lap on the seditious conspiracy theories. there was not a consensus these were the charges to bring. >> that's right exactly right. there was reluctance on the part of the attorney general. now that they have secured these two convictions against two defendants, the attorney general taking a moment to do a victory lap here. this is really significant. here a jury weighed the evidence, and found what happened on january 6 was not spontaneous. instead, the product of an organized conspiracy. you could see what the attorney general was really trying to say here is, we do more work here at the justice department than just these high-profile political inv

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. sewell of alabama, ms. wilson of florida, mr. bass of california -- ms. bass of california and mr. pocan of wisconsin, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 4003. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. peter welch, mr. peter defazio, mrs. kirkpatrick, ms. jayapal, ms. eddie bernice johnson, mr. sires, mr. hank johnson and mr. mike doyle, i inform the house that these member vote yes on s. 4003. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. dell bennie of washington, -- mr. delbene of washington, ms. schrier, and mr. kind, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 4003. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: mr. speaker, as the member

rhodes was talking about the plan, he was talking about the things that he wanted trump to do.talking about the saying that he was prepared to do. he went on tv, he was out there talking about before january 6th in november, he was talking about the fact that they were top ready to do what donald trump needed them to do. that is the significance here, this is about the plot not about what they did on that day. >> that is exactly right, conspiracy charges are about the agreement to do something illegal, you do not have to actually succeed. we criminalize the agreement to achieve these sorts of objectives, here to engage in a seditious conspiracy, to interfere with the transfer of power and the political sense, and stewart rhodes i've always thought of as a midway point. he is not one of the people who overran the capital, he is not part of the mob. he is, in essence, command and control for a part of that mob and so the question that lingers is just how high do his tentacles reach. does he, for instance, should he choose to cooperate to try to limit the amount of time he spends

but with this successful prosecution of right wing earth keepers militia leader stewart rhodes and his deputy on seditious conspiracy, prosecutors convinced the jury that at least some involve that day, did have a plan to oppose the transfer of presidential power by force. evidence was provided shown rhodes railing at the election revolt. i'm calling for a revolution and the chaos of january. the 6th presented an opportunity. prosecutors argued even if raised was simply being opportunistic amid the chaos. it's a very substantial victory for the justice department. and it bodes well for future cases. another seditious conspiracy case against other oath keepers is scheduled to start on monday. it is a very rare charge. the last time we had a successful prosecution for seditious conspiracy was in 1995 over i attempted farming in new york city by islamic militants. all 5 defendants were found guilty as obstructing an official proceeding. the 3 were found not guilty of seditious conspiracy. and defense lawyers pointed out that rhodes himself did not enter the capital, nor have prosecutors a

and mister rhodes has a lot of information about that. most likely he's facing about 7 to 9 years, more likely, even though 20 years is hanging over his head. that's what the justice department has asked in some similar related cases. but of course, this is the most serious charge i and we will see if this is enough to get mister rhodes to come to the table in the hope of securing a lesser prison sentence. but he's absolutely going to jail for this money. a final thought from you. what does this stuart roads verdict mean then for the many of the justice department cases against defendants charged over the attack on capitol hill? i'm sure the justice department is sighing a huge sigh of relief to night that they did. in fact, secure this conviction because seditious conspiracy is such a rare charge and such a difficult case to bring, i am sure that they believe it bodes well for the case that they are bringing and starting on monday. and so i think it will be interesting to see how these cases pan out. and if we see other people convicted