Follow up to Capitol Riot Insurrectionists Networks and The Capitol Riot: Documents You Should Read (3 part posting) – Note – Trump last year commuted the prison sentences of 12 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. See this update: CBS News – including seditious conspiracy charges: “The Justice Department on Tuesday [April 14, 2026] asked a federal court to vacate Jan. 6 convictions against a dozen former members of the right-wing Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, most of whom were convicted of seditious conspiracy [people who were convicted of conspiring against their country] — aiming to wipe away some of the final Capitol riot charges that are still standing. Hours after returning to office last year, President Trump issued pardons for almost everybody convicted in connection with the Jan. 6 riot. But 14 people — including the 12 referenced by the Justice Department on Tuesday — instead had their sentences commuted to time served, allowing them to leave prison while leaving their convictions in place. The 12 include Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers and one of the higher-profile Jan. 6 defendants. At the time of his conviction, prosecutors said Rhodes and other members of his group “began plotting to oppose by force the lawful transfer of presidential power” after Mr. Trump lost the 2020 election. On the day of the riot, Rhodes “coordinated activities” as a group of Oath Keepers marched on the Capitol, the Justice Department said. Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges…”