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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStewart Rhodes, founder of Oath Keepers, guilty of seditious conspiracy
Thanks, Garland, for taking your time to do it right!
brer cat
(24,631 posts)IjustDontlikeRepugs
(640 posts)Elmer Fucked.
fightforfreedom
(4,913 posts)People like Roger Stone and Mike Flynn are a couple of examples.
Takket
(21,661 posts)Bravo to the DOJ!!!!!!!!!!!!
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,754 posts)NJCher
(35,789 posts)snip
18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy
U.S. Code
If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 808; July 24, 1956, ch. 678, § 1, 70 Stat. 623; Pub. L. 103322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(N), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148.)
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https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2384
leftieNanner
(15,187 posts)Were they remanded into custody?
NJCher
(35,789 posts)is what they are saying on Nicole.
leftieNanner
(15,187 posts)Excellent!
Chainfire
(17,687 posts)Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)then they will have that time applied to their sentence and will not, of course, get the opportunity to go home. Straight back to the slammer.
NJCher
(35,789 posts)but only two for seditious conspiracy: Meggs and Elmer.
The other three coming up shortly: Jessica Watkins, K. Harrelson, and Thomas Caldwell. Obstruction of official proceeding.
wiggs
(7,820 posts)wiggs
(7,820 posts)I welcome their desperation and self-interest.
Chainfire
(17,687 posts)Statute allows for 25 years.
NQAS
(10,749 posts)Fines along the lines of hundreds of millions. No slaps on the wrist for attempted coup.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)Hassler
(3,395 posts)mcar
(42,426 posts)TomSlick
(11,120 posts)I expect to see a rush of other defendants to negotiate pleas.