A U.S. judge on May 25 sentenced the founder of the Oath Keepers militia group to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to the U.S. Capitol breach, after a defiant Rhodes stood before him and insisted he is a “political prisoner.”
“For decades, Mr. Rhodes, it is clear you have wanted the democracy of this country to devolve into violence,” U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta told Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder.
“You are not a political prisoner, Mr. Rhodes,” the Obama appointee said, adding that he believes Rhodes represents an “ongoing threat” to the country….