Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years for Capitol riot involvement.

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Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years for Capitol riot involvement.
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Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right militia Oath Keepers, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the US Capitol riot. Rhodes was convicted on charges of seditious conspiracy and other crimes, making his sentence the longest yet given to a Capitol rioter. Meanwhile, Kelly Meggs, the leader of the militia's Florida chapter, was jailed for 12 years. Prosecutors had asked for 25 years for Rhodes and 21 years for Meggs.

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