How sedition charges against the Oath Keepers will shape the Capitol investigation

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

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🗓️ 25 January 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Seditious conspiracy. The Justice Department has levied the charge on 11 people associated with the January 6 Capitol attack. But what is seditious conspiracy, and why is the charge so rare? Ryan Reilly, Jenny Carroll and Rachel Carroll Rivas join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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0:36.9	I'm Megna Chakrabardi.
0:39.0	On January 6, 2021, one group stands out
0:43.8	among the sea of people who attack the United States Capitol.
0:47.8	This group is wearing sophisticated tactical gear,
0:52.0	tan and camouflage jackets and pants, helmets, goggles, military vests,
0:58.8	and other paraphernalia.
1:01.5	They march in a disciplined column, up the Capitol steps,
1:05.2	each person holding on to the shoulder of the person in front of them,
1:09.2	and they slice through the crowd, never breaking formation.
1:13.6	They took over the Capitol, over and the Capitol.
1:20.0	They are members of the Oathkeepers, a far-right paramilitary group.
1:24.3	And on January 13th of this year,
1:27.2	11 of the Oathkeepers were indicted in federal court for seditious conspiracy.
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