(Adds details on Oath Keepers conspiracy charges)
By Sarah N. Lynch and Jan Wolfe
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The founder of the far-right militia group Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, and 10 other people have been criminally charged with seditious conspiracy for their role in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
They are the first people charged with that crime. (Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Cynthia Osterman)
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