The Supreme Court rules in favor of January 6 rioter charged with obstructing an official proceeding

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge that also has been brought against former President Donald Trump.

The justices ruled 6-3 that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding, enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal that brought down Enron Corp., must include proof that defendants tried to tamper with or destroy documents. Only some of the people who violently attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, fall into that category.

The decision could be used as fodder for claims by Trump and his Republican allies that the Justice Department has treated the Capitol riot defendants unfairly.

It’s unclear how the court’s decision will affect the case against Trump in Washington, although special counsel Jack Smith has said the charges faced by the former president would not be affected.

The high court returned the case of former Pennsylvania police officer Joseph Fischer to a lower court to determine if Fischer can be charged with obstruction. Fischer has been indicted for his role in disrupting Congress’ certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory over Trump.
 
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And somewhere Clarence Thomas just smiling.

btw this is gonna make future attempts a major issue not just federally, but at the state level as well.
 

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The good news is that he’s almost 80 and won’t be around for long. Bad news is he can cause ALOT more damage for he goes.

I’m voting for REASON in November.
The other major problem is the ideology, supporting laws, and infrastructure in place to continue making this a right-wing conservative nation. It goes well beyond Trump.
 

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If only a certain Supreme Court justice moved aside when it was clear her time was up and wasn’t hell bent on keeping power.


Sounds familiar.
And if Mitch didnt refuse to take up Obama’s appointment of Garland…but who keeps up with these things anyway.:unimpressed:
 
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