Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, was found guilty of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Bidens presidential win.
A jury in Washington, D.C. found Rhodes guilty of sedition after three days of deliberations, showing how far-right extremists tried to keep Donald Trump in the White House.
Up to 20 years in prison is what the Civil War-era charge calls for.
January 6 was just the start for the oath keepers and proud boys.
He was accused of leading a plot to wage an armed rebellion to stop the transfer of presidential power.
The jury heard how Rhodes urged his followers to fight to keep Trump in office, warned of a possible civil war, and expressed regret that the Oath Keepers didn't bring rifles to the Capitol.
Rhodes and two other defendants took the stand in their defense and were questioned by prosecutors. There was no plan to attack the Capitol, according to Rhodes, who insisted that his followers went rogue.
Kelly Meggs, leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers; Kenneth Harrelson, another Florida Oath Keeper; Thomas Caldwell, a retired Navy intelligence officer; and Jessica Watkins, who led an Ohio militia group were on trial with Rhodes.
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