Crime

Oath Keepers member pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy in Capitol attack

By Reuters Posted on May 1, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in Washington

FILE PHOTO: Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

By Jan Wolfe

An Oath Keepers member on Friday admitted to engaging in seditious conspiracy during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and agreed to cooperate with investigators, handing a win to prosecutors as they prepare for a likely trial against the far-right group’s founder.