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Four members of Oath Keepers convicted for January 6 involvement

Decision comes as federal prosecutors make final arguments against Proud Boys members accused of seditious conspiracy.

Al Jazeera

Four Oath Keepers associates found guilty of conspiracy in latest Jan 6 trial

Four people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted on Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol in the latest trial involving members of the far-right antigovernment extremist group

The Independent UK

4 guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial

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Four Oath Keeper associates convicted of felonies for roles in US Capitol attack

Four associates of the far-right Oath Keepers group were found guilty on Monday for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, but the Washington jury remained deadlocked on some serious charges for two other defendants who did not enter the building during the chaos.

Reuters

Feds: Proud Boys deployed foot soldiers in sedition plot

Prosecutors are employing an unusual strategy to prove that leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group orchestrated a violent plot to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory

The Independent UK

Extremism probes in CPD, new endorsements of mayoral candidates and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a five-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tucker Carlson amplifies Jan. 6 lies with GOP-provided video

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to unleash a trove of Jan. 6 Capitol attack footage to Fox News’ Tucker Carlson has launched a wholesale Republican effort to rewrite the history of the deadly siege

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Justice Department reaches 1,000 January 6 arrests more than two years after Capitol attack

Federal prosecutors secure more than 500 guilty pleas as investigators continue Trump probe

The Independent UK

CPD reopens probe of cop who wore extremist symbol of Three Percenters during racial justice protest

This marks at least the third time Chicago’s inspector general has pressed the police department to take a closer look at an officer’s far-right links.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘It’s a joke!’ City Council members grill Chicago police officials about extremists in their ranks

Chicago City Council members repeatedly expressed frustration Wednesday as police officials gave conflicting, sometimes puzzling reasons why they have not moved more aggressively against officers tied to far-right groups implicated in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bickering bogs down Capitol riot trial of Proud Boys leaders

The seditious conspiracy trial of five Proud Boys leaders charged in the Capitol riot has been going on for a month now in federal court in Washington, and bickering between lawyers and the judge has bogged things down

The Independent UK

DOJ aims for "appeal-proof" Trump charge

"They just don't want a conviction, they want to sustain it upon appeal," says reporter Hugo Lowell

Salon

Four Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan 6 trial

Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan 6, 2021, Capitol attack in the second major trial of far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power.

France 24

US Capitol riot: Four Oath Keepers guilty of seditious conspiracy

Verdict marks major victory for US Justice Department in its push to prosecute those involved in January 6, 2021 riot.

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4 Oath Keepers guilty of conspiracy

The DOJ previously secured convictions of leaders Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs but other members were acquitted

The Independent UK

Four members of the Oath Keepers found guilty of seditious conspiracy for roles in Jan 6 attack

Across two jury trials, six members of the far-right, anti-government militia group have been found guilty of sedition-related charges in connection with the attack on the US Capitol

The Independent UK

Four Oath Keepers convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Four members of the Oath Keepers have been convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack in the second major trial involving far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter who put his feet on Pelosi’s desk found guilty

Richard ‘Bigo’ Barnett was convicted on eight counts after joining the mob on January 6

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The Independent UK

Lawmakers seek to bar insurrectionists from holding office

Democratic lawmakers in a handful of states are trying to send a message two years after the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol

Al Jazeera

Jury deliberates in Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial

Prosecutors allege that the far-right group took part in a violent plot to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter who propped his feet on Pelosi’s desk regrets ‘crass’ note he left for former House Speaker

Richard Barnett at one point wanted to copywright ‘Bigo was here’ after joining the mob on January 6

The Independent UK

Prosecutor: Riot was 'moment to celebrate' for Oath Keepers

A government lawyer says the Capitol riot was the culmination of weeks of preparation and was a moment of triumph for members of the far-right Oath Keepers

Chicago Sun-Times

Shoddy investigations of officers tied to Oath Keepers, Proud Boys diminishes CPD’s integrity

It’s not illegal to belong to these groups, which federal authorities have identified as plotting the Jan. 6 insurrection. But it is certainly not an “accomplishment” either, as one officer apparently bragged.

Chicago Sun-Times

For 2nd time in a week, Chicago Police Department under fire over handling of a cop accused of belonging to extremist group

The city’s inspector general on Friday questioned the thoroughness of an internal investigation into the officer after it was reported that he was a member of the Oath Keepers.

Salon

"Constitutional sheriffs" hit Texas

Some 50 Texas officials have attended trainings on the unsupported notion that sheriffs can overrule the law

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