EXPLAINER: Rare sedition charge at center of Jan. 6 trialThe founder of the Oath Keepers and four associates are on trial in the U.S. Capitol attack on charges that include seditious conspiracy โ a rare Civil War-era charge that strikes to the heart of what prosecutors say happened that day.
Notable sedition, treason cases in American historySedition and treason cases have been rare in U.S. history.