Much gratitude to DOJ prosecutors for their outstanding legal work re: Rhodes et al

[bigtree]

...how it started:

____Over roughly two hours, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Rakoczy walked the jury through some of the evidence — text messages, videos and witness testimony — presented over the past seven weeks and said it demonstrates a conspiracy to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in American history.

"Our democracy is fragile. It cannot exist without respect for the rule of law," Rakoczy said. "And it will not survive if people who are dissatisfied with the result of an election can use force and violence to change the outcome. That is what these defendants did. They conspired to — and did — halt the transfer of power on Jan. 6."

"That is unacceptable," she said. "That is criminal."

"Two days after the presidential election," Rakoczy told jurors, "Mr. Rhodes called for war with all of its horrors and violence to oppose the results of a presidential election. Think about that."

"A mountain of evidence has shown that these five defendants joined together and agreed to do whatever necessary, up to and including the use of force, to stop the lawful transfer of power to Joe Biden," she said.

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/18/1137372415/oath-keepers-closing-arguments-jan-6-seditious-conspiracy-stewart-rhodes
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“These defendants repeatedly called for the violent overthrow of the United States government and they followed those words with action,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Rakoczy said in her closing statements. “Please do not become numb to these statements. Think about what is actually being called for in these statements.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/18/prosecutors-seditious-conspiracy-case-oath-keepers-00069405


...how it ended:

Brandi Buchman @Brandi_Buchman

Elmer Stewart Rhodes jury verdict by count:
GUILTY: seditious conspiracy
NOT GUILTY: conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding
GUILTY: obstruction of an official proceeding
NOT GUILTY: conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging
GUILTY: Tampering with docs

Kelly Meggs jury verdicts
GUILTY: seditious conspiracy
GUILTY: Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding
GUILTY: Obstruction of an official proceeding
GUILTY: Conspiracy to prevent officer from discharging duties
NOT GUILTY: Destruction govt property
GUILTY: Tampering w/docs

Kenneth Harrelson jury verdicts:
NOT GUILTY: seditious conspiracy
NOT GUILTY: Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding
GUILTY: Obstruction of official proceeding
GUILTY: Conspiracy to prevent ofcr from doing duties
NOT GUILTY: Destruction of prop
GUILTY: Tampering w/docs

Jessica Watkins jury verdicts:
NOT GUILTY: Seditious conspiracy
GUILTY: Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding
GUILTY: Obstruction of official proceeding
GUILTY: Conspiracy to prevent officer from doing duties
NOT GUILTY: Destruction govt property
GUILTY: Civil disorder

Thomas Caldwell jury verdicts per count:
NOT GUILTY: Seditious conspiracy
NOT GUILTY: Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding
GUILTY: Obstruction of an official proceeding
NOT GUILTY: Conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging duties
GUILTY: Tampering with docs

[underpants]

1. Thanks for the recap.

[cilla4progress]

2. Do all the not guilties on the conspiracy charges

mean tfg will get off?

[bigtree]

4. Meggs was found guilty on conspiracy

...and Watkins.

The evidence against Trump may vary from what prosecutors used in these cases.

[bigtree]

9. loose thread

emptywheel @emptywheel 42m
Note that the guy found guilty on the most more serious charges, Kelly Meggs, is represented by the lawyer also representing some of Trump's key firewalls -- including Kash Patel and Walt Nauta.
twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1597720579934756864

[uponit7771]

3. This look like good verdicts

[malaise]

5. Great post

and thank the jurors too

[bigtree]

6. that's so right, dear Malaise

...I just said to my wife that this affirmed Americans won't stand for these insurrections of democracy.

Failure would have signaled a deeper malignacy than just these opportunistic politicians.

[malaise]

8. You are correct

This is a huge victory.

[Elessar Zappa]

7. Thank you, DOJ.

[crickets]

10. Yes. Big K&R. nt