The government’s case against Rhodes and the Oath Keepers benefits from vast amounts of electronic communications and video footage, according to David Sklansky, who teaches criminal law at Stanford University.

“On the other hand, there has never been a seditious conspiracy case brought before where defendants seem to have been egged on by the President of United States,” Sklansky said. “One unknown is how the jury will think about defendants who describe themselves and may think of themselves as acting to defend the United States.”