Jury seated in high-profile Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial after three days of questioning
CBSN
Washington – Twelve Washington, D.C. residents have been selected out of a pool of dozens to serve as jurors on the largest trial to date in the Justice Department's sprawling investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The jury was selected by prosecutors and defense attorneys for the five defendants on trial; members of the Oath Keepers group accused of forcibly resisting the peaceful transfer of power from former President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden during the joint session of Congress held to certify 2020 election results.
The high-profile trial – which is set to resume Monday with opening arguments – will be a test for the Justice Department after charging Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and his associates with seditious conspiracy, the most serious charge so far levied as a result of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
