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The Washington Post reports:
Four members of the far-right Oath Keepers group were convicted of seditious conspiracy Monday, joining founder Stewart Rhodes in being found guilty by a jury of plotting to keep President Donald Trump in power by force.
Seditious conspiracy charges are rarely used and even more rarely successful. At Rhodes’s trial only he and Florida Oath Keepers leader Kelly Meggs were found guilty of the crime, while three associates were convicted of less politically-loaded charges.
Joseph Hackett, 52, ; Roberto Minuta, 38; David Moerschel, 45 and Edward Vallejo, 64, were described by federal prosecutors as armed and dangerous traitors, and by their attorneys as hapless has-beens who stumbled into chaos.
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Joseph Hackett, 52, ; Roberto Minuta, 38; David Moerschel, 45 and Edward Vallejo, 64, were described by federal prosecutors as armed and dangerous traitors, and by their attorneys as hapless has-beens who stumbled into chaos. https://t.co/SSd4nQNRhB
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 23, 2023
? VERDICT: A jury has found Oath Keepers Roberto Minuta, Joseph Hackett, David Moerschel and Edward Vallejo GUILTY of seditious conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding and two other conspiracy counts. Hackett also convicted of tampering w/ evidence. pic.twitter.com/Vep6ZwRu0f
— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) January 23, 2023
*David Moerschel of Punta Gorda FL has been arrested on conspiracy and other charges in the insurrection.
*18th Oath Keeper (at least) to be charged.
*Part of military-style “stack” march toward door of Capitol
*Stashed weapons in Comfort Inn, FBI says.https://t.co/H6myPjZuKr pic.twitter.com/oHzsxuU7oU— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) July 4, 2021