Members of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia group, will go on trial after jury selection begins on Tuesday in one of the most high-profile cases stemming from the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
Among those being tried is the group’s leader, Stewart Rhodes, who is charged, along with four others, with seditious conspiracy – plotting to oppose the transfer of presidential power. They have pleaded not guilty.
The trial in Washington could be the most significant 6 January case yet, given the seriousness of the charges and the potential to answer a key question: to what extent was the storming of the US Capitol planned in advance?
