Prosecutors are dissatisfied with the severity of the sentences handed down by the federal judge overseeing the case.
The Justice Department on Wednesday appealed the sentences handed down to seven members of the Oath Keepers — including founder Stewart Rhodes — for their roles in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a signal that prosecutors are not satisfied with the severity of the jail terms delivered by the federal judge overseeing the case.
Nevertheless, the sentence for the Yale Law School graduate and disbarred attorney was seven years shorter than the 25-year prison termand four years below an agreed-upon “guidelines range” based upon Rhodes’ conduct. Many of Rhodes’ coconspirators faced sentences that similarly fell below the guidelines ranges for their conduct — in some cases by several orders of magnitude. Among those who, like Rhodes, were convicted of seditious conspiracy:Roberto Minuta of New York was sentenced to 4.5 years; DOJ sought 17 years.Ed Vallejo of Arizona received a 3-year sentence; DOJ sought 17 years.
Dozens of Oath Keepers, many of whom were performing security details for speakers at Trump’s Jan. 6 rally, would later join the mob and lead one of the early surges into the building. Once inside, the group split up, with half heading toward the Senate and the other half toward the House. Three Oath Keepers who joined them pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and cooperated with prosecutors.
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