Oath Keepers Founder Gets 18-Year Sentence for Jan. 6 Sedition Plot

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers, has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for his involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy in November. In a politically-charged speech before his sentencing, Rhodes called himself a "political prisoner" and said he hopes former President Donald Trump will win in 2024. The judge disagreed, saying it was Rhodes' actions that led to his criminal convictions. Rhodes is the longest sentence imposed on a Jan. 6 defendant to date.