None of the 400-plus suspects charged in connection to the attack on the Capitol are facing sedition accusations.is rarely ever brought forward in criminal cases.
There have been only about 30 treason trials in the United States since 1789, according to the Constitution Center. Those found guilty of sedition can face up to 20 years in jail. Caldwell, Watkins and Crowl are among several Oath Keepers members to be charged in connection to the attack. The Oath Keepers are an explicitly anti-government militia group whose members are preparing forTrump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
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