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Originally Posted by whell

C'mon. There's no question a lesser charge of trespassing would be the low-hanging fruit here, at least for the other four. Rhodes didn't go into the Capitol, so you couldn't hang trespassing on him.

As for Rhodes and the seditious conspiracy charge, you'd need to prove to the jury that Rhode's intent was to "conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States". And that's real proof, not conjecture or hearsay evidence.

That said, there is some interesting evidence out there against Rhodes and the company. It'll be interesting to follow this trial.

Both crimes, criminal trespass and seditious conspiracy, require real proof, not conjecture or hearsay. That said, seditious conspiracy is indeed a rare charge, mostly because the idea of doing so was anathema to patriotic Americans in the past. Now, however, many in the GOP have become convinced that sedition and/or "Second Amendment solutions" are somehow the ultimate expression of patriotism.