By Mike Wendling
BBC News
A jury will begin deliberating on Tuesday in the trial of five people accused of the most serious crimes to date in connection with the 6 January 2021 assault on the US Capitol.
Five members and supporters of the Oath Keepers militia, including founder Stewart Rhodes, are in court in Washington.
They are charged with seditious conspiracy and a number of related lesser charges, including obstructing officers and destroying government property.
The main charge of seditious conspiracy is rarely used and is defined in part as conspiring to use force "to prevent, hinder or delay the execution of any law of the United States".
The US Department of Justice has not successfully prosecuted anyone on the charge since a group of Islamic militants were convicted in 1995 of plotting to plant bombs in New York City.
In the current case, prosecutors say the Oath Keepers' actions on 6 January were part of a scheme - prompted by Donald Trump's false claims of a "stolen" election - to prevent Joe Biden from becoming president.
Before closing arguments ended on Monday, the trial faced a number of delays over more than seven weeks, including a proposed witness suffering a heart attack, a surprise decision by one of the defendants to testify and Mr Rhodes coming down with coronavirus.
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