Leader of the Oath Keepers Pleads Not Guilty to Seditious Conspiracy

Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers who was charged earlier this month with seditious conspiracy for his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, pleaded not guilty to the various charges on Tuesday.

Rhodes and most of his co-defendants facing the sedition charge entered not guilty pleas at a preliminary hearing before a federal judge in Washington, D.C.

If convicted of the seditious conspiracy count, they face a maximum possible sentence of 20 years in prison.