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One associate of Rhodes, Michael Greene, waived his Fifth Amendment right aginst self-incrimination and opted to testify in Rhodes' defense, contending that he was in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 and knew of no plan to enter the Capitol. Greene faces felony charges stemming from the Capitol breach.

Judge Amit Mehta, who oversaw the weeks-long trial, will not set a sentencing hearing.

Mehta will soon have to preside over a second seditious conspiracy trial for the defendants' alleged co-conspirators, accused of taking part in the plan to oppose the peaceful transfer of power and entering the Capitol building in another "stack" formation.

The Oath Keepers defendants are one of two groups accused of buy phone number list seditious conspiracy, the most serious charge so far alleged in the Justice Department's probe. Members of the Proud Boys, including leader Enrique Tarrio, will stand trial next month after being charged with that and other alleged crimes.

As testimony concluded last week, Mehta told the defense attorneys and prosecutors alike they should be "proud" of how they conducted themselves throughout the historic and high-profile proceedings.

"You have done more to demonstrate to the American people how our government works and how it is supposed to run in ways that I don't think you all appreciate," Mehta said.

New York that would give the city more leeway to involuntarily hospitalize severely mentally ill people on the city's subways and streets, even if they do not appear to pose an immediate danger to others.

"My administration is determined to do more to assist people with mental illness, especially those with untreated psychotic disorders, posing a risk of harm to themselves, even if they are not an imminent threat to the public," Adams said Tuesday. "It is not acceptable for us to see someone who clearly needs help and walk past.