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EXPLAINER: Rare sedition charge at center of Jan. 6 trial

Thomas Caldwell of Berryville, Va., a defendant charged with seditious conspiracy in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, arrives at the federal courthouse, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Edward Tarpley the attorney of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, arrives to the federal courthouse in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

FILE - Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, June 25, 2017. Jury selection is expected to get underway Tuesday in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol against the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates charged with seditious conspiracy.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

EXPLAINER: Rare sedition charge at center of Jan. 6 trial