2nd Oath Keepers Jan. 6 sedition trial to begin Monday

Opening statements are expected in the second seditious conspiracy trial against members of the far-right Oath Keepers group two weeks after two leaders were convicted for what prosecutors said was a violent plot to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Oath Keepers founder, Florida chapter leader each found guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 probe

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. One of Rhodes' co-defendants – Kelly Meggs, the leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers – was also convicted of the sedition charge.