this is cnn breaking news. two prominent members of the oath keepers are being sentenced for their actions on the attack on the u.s. capitol on january 6th of 2021. the judge saying the actions of stewart rhodes, the founder and leader of the far right group oath keepers amounted to domestic terrorism, that he is going to be sentenced to 18 years in prison. kelly meggs also being sentenced. we have cnn crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz joining us. this just broke. tell us the very latest. reporter: right, so the judge has just delivered the sentence to stewart rhodes. he will be spending 18 years in federal prison for the crimes he committed up and until january 6th as he gathered oath keepers to washington, d.c. and they went inside the capitol, when he was leading the organization and wanting to essentially foment violence in the united states because of the transfer of power from donald trump to joe biden. the judge is just finishing his speech to rhodes and d
remove the president illegally, we will step in and stop. it the top oath keeper gets 18 years for seditious conspiracy. the guy with his feet on the speaker s death gets four years. but the guy who sent them to the capital is still scot-free. then, the special counsel is closing in as we get new reporting on team trump moving classified documents. plus, the disastrous rollout of the desantis campaign. rob desanctimonious and his men members are dropping like a rock. is he a fool that has no idea what he s doing? and a showdown in texas as house republicans call from attorney general to be impeached after he says the house speaker was drunk on the job. the objection to the [inaudible] when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. it was a traumatic scene inside a washington court house today as a federal judge handed down the longest sentence yet for the january six insurrectionists. elmer stewart rhodes the third, founder of the fa
it s the harshest sentence handed down for involvement in the january 6th attack on the capitol. the leader of the oath keepers just told he ll serve 18 years in prison, and the judge didn t mince words. there is one week to go until the nation potentially defaults on its debt, and still no deal. lawmakers are huddling in the capitol, trying to hammer out a last-minute agreement. no, that s not what is happening. most of them are headed home for a long holiday weekend. and not before adding some last-minute demands that could complicate the entire process. we ll break down what they are. and this story, more than a decade after being paralyzed, he can now stand, walk, even climb stairs. we ll tell you about the implant that has now reconnected his brain to his spine. could this technology become accessible to anyone? we are following these major developing stories, all coming in to cnn news central. longest sentence yet for a january 6th defendant. the leader and foun
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your day with us. digital breakdown, ron desantis starts his 2024 campaign with embarrassing technical dysfunction. when we could hear him, worgs and spending in contrast with donald trump and he will not be timt in using presidential power to get what he wants and to punish those he doesn t like. plus right now, the sentencing hearing underway in washington. a judge deciding how long oath keepers convicted of january 6th crimes will spend behind bars. and your congress not at work. the government could default on its bills a week from today. but the house speaker sends lawmakers home because negotiations are moving so s slowly. up first for us, a day two riddle for ron desantis. how to prove to voters, to donors and maybe to everyone that he s ready for prime time. the governor now plot ting a campaign kickoff tour through the early voting states of iowa, new hampshire and south ca
years for seditious conspiracy. the guy with his feet on the speaker s desk gets four years. but the guy who sent them to the capitol is still scot-free. then, the special counsel is closing in we get new reporting on team trump moving classified documents. plus, the disastrous rollout of the desantis campaign. rob desanctimonious and his members are dropping like a rock. is he a fool that has no idea what he s doing? and a showdown in texas as house republicans call for the attorney general to be impeached after he says the house speaker was drunk on the job. the objection to the [inaudible] when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. it was a traumatic scene inside a washington court house today as a federal judge handed down the longest sentence yet for the january six insurrectionists. elmer stewart rhodes the third, founder of the far-right group the oath keepers, was convicted of the rare crime of seditious conspiracy late las