Right-Wing Militias Are Starting to Go to Jail for Jan. 6. Who’s Next? – By Todd Zwillich (Vice) / May 26, 2023
More than 30 Oath Keepers and Proud Boys have been convicted or pleaded guilty, so there are many more sentences to come.
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Stewart in his own juices
Yesterday, two of the most famous figures present at the Jan. 6 insurrection came and went. Jacob Chansley, the rioter known as the “QAnon Shaman,” was released from a halfway house to his freedom, 21 months after pleading guilty in September, 2021.
Meanwhile, Stewart Rhodes, founder of the extremist Oath Keepers, convicted last November of seditious conspiracy, was sentenced to 18 years behind bars. Another Oath Keeper, Kelly Meggs, got 12 years. More than 30 Oath Keepers and Proud Boys have been convicted or pleaded guilty so far. So there are many more sentences to come.
Independent reporter Brandi Buchman covered the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys trials and was at yesterday’s sentencing. I called her up to get her take on the sentences, and what they might mean for Jan. 6 accountability.
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