Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, 56, has tested positive for the coronavirus in jail, his lawyers said Monday, delaying his trial on a seditious conspiracy charge stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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End of carouselWhat to know about the Oath Keepers sedition trial
- Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was found guilty of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
- He is accused of guiding a months-long effort to unleash politically motivated violence to prevent the swearing-in of President Biden.
- Where do things stand now? Some Oath Keepers have been convicted and others still face trial.
- Rhodes is the most high-profile person charged in the investigation so far.
- The Oath Keepers trial is the highest-profile prosecution to arise from the 2021 Capitol chaos.
- The trial is an important step in the wider probe, analysts say.
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Mehta said jail quarantine protocols do not permit Rhodes to participate in his trial by video conference or to be transported to court for at least a week. But if Rhodes agreed Tuesday morning, his lawyers said he could waive his in-person presence and allow testimony to continue over two or three days by government witnesses his defense did not expect to need to cross-examine.
“The upshot is, stay tuned,” Mehta said.