were convicted today of seditious conspiracy. it s a rarely used, often difficult to prove charge. a fifth member was acquitted of seditious conspiracy, but he has been convicted on other very serious charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting an officer. but today s verdict means so far 14 people, including members of another far right group, the oath keepers, have either pleaded guilty or been found guilty of conspireing and plotting a violent overthrow of the united states government. this victory by the justice department, while it is a milestone and a massive and hugely consequential federal investigation into that plot to overturn an election and overturn democracy on january 6th, only underscores questions about holding accountable the man, who the vice chair so memorably puts it, quote, some in the mob, assemble the mob and lit the flame of this attack. we re talking about the disgraced ex-president himself. as the washington post report
might indicate he could be coming to a charging decision. ken dilanian, thank you very much for joining us. we appreciate that on the breaking news of seditious conspiracy convictions for four of the proud boys. and that s going to do it for me today. deadline white house starts right now. hi, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. any minute now, attorney general merrick garland is expected to hold a news conference on the justice department s big win in court today in its january 6th investigation. more than two and a half years since the disgraced ex-president told them to stand back and standby, a call that help to galvanize the proud boys to serve the mob that stormed the capitol months later, four members of the proud boys, including the group s leader,