周四公开的一份起诉书显示，极右翼组织Oath Keepers的创始人、领导人Stewart Rhodes和与之有联系的其他十人已被捕，并被华盛顿特区的一个联邦大陪审团以共谋暴乱罪（seditious conspiracy）起诉。这标志着美国司法部首次向面临涉嫌参与1月6日国会大厦袭击的人提出共谋暴乱罪指控，尽管检察官们表示他们一直在考虑使用联邦法律中这一极少出现适用情况的部分。
逮捕Rhodes和其他十人是对冲击国会大厦的数千名暴徒的指控的严肃升级。这些指控在一定程度上回应了越来越多的共和党人的质疑——他们公开质疑1月6日叛乱的严重性，认为既然还没有人被指控煽动叛乱或叛国，那么它就不可能如此暴力。
（美联社，华盛顿邮报，美国司法部）
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