Violent rioters,loyal to then-president Donald Trump,storm the Capitol in Washington,on January 6,2021.Credit:AP
Seditious conspiracy is a rarely prosecuted Civil War-era law that prohibits plotting to overthrow or destroy the government and carries up to 20 years in prison.
A jury found Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and another Florida-based leader of the group guilty of seditious conspiracy in a separate trial in November.
Three other members were found not guilty of that charge,but all five defendants in that trial were found guilty of obstructing Congress from certifying the election.
Members of the Oath Keepers extremist group stand on the east front of the US Capitol on January 6,2021.Credit:AP
Prosecutors have brought criminal charges against more than 950 people following the assault. Four people died during the chaos,and five police officers died of various causes after the attack.
US District Judge Amit Mehta split the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy case into two separate trials due to space limitations and the risks of COVID-19 contagion.
Reuters