Historic Jan. 6 Sedition Trial of Oath Keepers Begins

Members of the Oath Keepers are seen during a protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Jim Bourg/Reuters

The trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and four of his co-defendants is set to start in the U.S. District Court in Washington on Sept. 27, marking one of the most high-profile cases to emerge from the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

Jury selection began Tuesday and could take several days, while the trial itself is expected to last at least six weeks and will likely feature testimony from dozens of witnesses, video footage from the day of the breach, and audio and text message communications between the defendants.