time, came to washington and executed preplanned attack strategies on the day of the insurrection. this guilty plea we re learning about from a notice in a court filing gray den young is a 54-year-old man from florida, one of a pair of siblings who prosecutors say traveled to a virginia hotel in early january to attend these trump rallies. he s facing six crimes including conspiracy and aiding and abetting the obstruction of the congressional proceedings. these could be reduced with a plea deal. that s quite often the case, that certain charges are dropped, given these people are deciding to cooperate with the justice department of justice. that s happening today at 2:00. this is, again, a significant development because we re watching these conspiracy cases unfold. what we re watching for now is how his case will affect the other people charged in the oath keepers case. now that he s cooperating with the department of justice, it has implications possibly for the other peopl
charged including their leader, stewart rhodes. the highest profile individual charged so far in connection with january 6th. so-called oath keepers are the ones we saw in tactical gear and combat formation that day. you can see them there. the indictment says that rhodes and the others engaged in a conspiracy to, quote, oppose the lawful transfer of presidential power by force, by preventing, hindering, or delaying by force execution of laws governing the transfer of power. now, according to the prosecutors, the so-called oath keepers stationed themselves around the d.c. area, some near the capitol, with a group waiting at a nearby virginia hotel with a cache of weapons. they also say the plotting did not end with the attacks and that rhodes and others met later to celebrate the day and, quote, discuss next steps. this was by any stretch a big deal, which is we ll discuss with our legal team in a moment, could get much bigger. attorney general garland may have telegraphed it
good evening. in so many ways the stakes for democracy only grew higher and perhaps so too did the cost of defending it because now for the first time in its criminal investigation, the justice department has brought charges of seditious conspiracy in connection with the january 6th attack on the capitol. conspiring in the words of the law to overthrow, put down, or destroy by force the government of the united states. short of treason, the stakes can t get any higher. 11 members of the right-wing group the extremist group, the so-called oath keepers have been charged including their leader, stewart rhodes. the highest profile individual charged so far in connection with january 6th. so-called oath keepers are the ones we saw in tactical gear and combat formation that day. you can see them there. the indictment says that rhodes and the others engaged in a conspiracy to, quote, oppose the lawful transfer of presidential power by force, by preventing, hindering, or delaying by
this morning. we know that they started sharp around 8:30 this morning. and that they will deliberate until they reach a verdict. it sounded as if they were going towards that, they did not give any indication that they were hung or that they were having trouble coming up with a decision. that s what we heard from the foreperson yesterday. and as you know, they listened to closing arguments on monday. and then as in every trial, the prosecution gets the last word, the prosecution gets to rebutt, have a rebuttal argument, to sum up their case, and those are the last words that the jury hears, but as you know, it is not about the closing arguments, those help the jury understand from each side where they re coming from, but they have to look at the evidence. in this case, there are nine charges for each of the three defendants including murder and aggravated assault. and so you ll have this jury looking through a lot of information, ultimately the arguments go like this, the pr
so still clearly a very serious situation, still one would presume, thatjohn caldwell is being treated for his injuries and his recovery will continue but the focus of the police today on the investigation which they say is progressing, and now the focus is on questioning these 11 people who have been arrested in the last few hours. i arrested in the last few hours. i think it might be helpful for our think it might be helpfulfor our viewers watching to give their context around all of this. this attack happened in late february, just a matter of weeks before the big anniversary, the 25 year anniversary of the good friday agreement. how significant are they treating the timing in terms of the increase in dissident republican activity, including this attack on a very senior detective? how close you add a link in activity timing of the anniversary? i add a link in activity timing of the anniversary? add a link in activity timing of the anniversary? i think ever since the eace