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But, nonetheless, that's alleged as part of the conspiracy. It's alleged in the indictment that they had a "quick reaction force" waiting in Virginia, which means they had some people with weapons, but they were never called on during the riot. I suppose they did brawl with police officers. Jason Willick: The operative part of the text of the statute is "Anyone who opposes by force the authority of the United States or by force prevents, hints, or delays the execution of any law of the United States can be guilty of seditious conspiracy." So in this case, what's being alleged is the law of the United States said there's a peaceful transition of power, or that Congress does its job on January 6th pursuant to the Electoral Count Act and the Constitution to certify the Presidential Election, so what's being alleged is their actions in the riot delayed the execution of that law, the Law of Presidential Succession. Can you give us a sense of what it says and what is being alleged? Jason, you've read through the indictment here. It applies to 11 people, including Stewart Rhodes, the founder of this group called the Oath Keepers. But late last week, federal prosecutors dropped a more freighted charge, which is seditious conspiracy. More than 700 people have been arrested in a year since the Capitol Riot, some of them charged with attacking police officers or obstructing official proceedings.
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We're joined today by my colleagues, editorial writer, Jason Willick, and columnist, Kim Strassel. Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal. Kyle Peterson: Prosecutors unveil charges of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Capitol Riot as Kevin McCarthy stiff arms the January 6th Committee. Speaker 1: From the Opinion Pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. This transcript was prepared by a transcription service.