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Supreme Court will hear a case that could undo Capitol riot charge against hundreds, including Trump
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Dec 15, 2023, 12:25:03 AM12/15/23
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear
an appeal that could upend hundreds of charges stemming from the
Capitol riot, including against former President Donald Trump.
The justices will review a charge of obstruction of an official
proceeding that has been brought against more than 300 people. The
charge refers to the disruption of Congress’ certification of Joe
Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory over Trump.
That’s among four counts brought against Trump in special counsel
Jack Smith’s case that accuses the 2024 Republican presidential
primary front-runner of conspiring to overturn the results of his
election loss. Trump is also charged with conspiracy to obstruct an
official proceeding.
The court’s decision to weigh in on the obstruction charge could
threaten the start of Trump’s trial, currently scheduled for March
4. The justices separately are considering whether to rule quickly
on Trump’s claim that he can’t be prosecuted for actions taken
within his role as president. A federal judge already has rejected
that argument.
What to know
The Supreme Court decision to weigh in on the obstruction charge
related to the Capitol riot could threaten the start of Trump’s
trial, scheduled for March 4.
The obstruction charge has been brought against more than 300
defendants in the massive federal prosecution following the deadly
insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.
This is not the only legal challenge facing the former president.
Take a look at some of the other allegations.
A lawyer for Trump didn’t immediately return a message seeking
comment on the Supreme Court’s decision to review the charge.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in March or April, with a
decision expected by early summer.
The obstruction charge, which carries up to 20 years behind bars, is
among the most widely used felony charges brought in the massive
federal prosecution following the deadly insurrection on Jan. 6,
2021, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in a bid to
keep Biden, a Democrat, from taking the White House.
At least 152 people have been convicted at trial or pleaded guilty
to obstructing an official proceeding, and at least 108 of them have
been sentenced, according to an Associated Press review of court
records.
A lower court judge had dismissed the charge against Joseph Fischer,
a former Pennsylvania police officer, and two other defendants,
ruling it didn’t cover their conduct. The justices agreed to hear
the appeal filed by lawyers for Fischer, who is facing a seven-count
indictment for his actions on Jan. 6, including the obstruction
charge.
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-capitol-riot-obstruction-
charge-trump-5cf0db4a71766f0b40ec199dd0d5a1ab
an appeal that could upend hundreds of charges stemming from the
Capitol riot, including against former President Donald Trump.
The justices will review a charge of obstruction of an official
proceeding that has been brought against more than 300 people. The
charge refers to the disruption of Congress’ certification of Joe
Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory over Trump.
That’s among four counts brought against Trump in special counsel
Jack Smith’s case that accuses the 2024 Republican presidential
primary front-runner of conspiring to overturn the results of his
election loss. Trump is also charged with conspiracy to obstruct an
official proceeding.
The court’s decision to weigh in on the obstruction charge could
threaten the start of Trump’s trial, currently scheduled for March
4. The justices separately are considering whether to rule quickly
on Trump’s claim that he can’t be prosecuted for actions taken
within his role as president. A federal judge already has rejected
that argument.
What to know
The Supreme Court decision to weigh in on the obstruction charge
related to the Capitol riot could threaten the start of Trump’s
trial, scheduled for March 4.
The obstruction charge has been brought against more than 300
defendants in the massive federal prosecution following the deadly
insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.
This is not the only legal challenge facing the former president.
Take a look at some of the other allegations.
A lawyer for Trump didn’t immediately return a message seeking
comment on the Supreme Court’s decision to review the charge.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in March or April, with a
decision expected by early summer.
The obstruction charge, which carries up to 20 years behind bars, is
among the most widely used felony charges brought in the massive
federal prosecution following the deadly insurrection on Jan. 6,
2021, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in a bid to
keep Biden, a Democrat, from taking the White House.
At least 152 people have been convicted at trial or pleaded guilty
to obstructing an official proceeding, and at least 108 of them have
been sentenced, according to an Associated Press review of court
records.
A lower court judge had dismissed the charge against Joseph Fischer,
a former Pennsylvania police officer, and two other defendants,
ruling it didn’t cover their conduct. The justices agreed to hear
the appeal filed by lawyers for Fischer, who is facing a seven-count
indictment for his actions on Jan. 6, including the obstruction
charge.
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-capitol-riot-obstruction-
charge-trump-5cf0db4a71766f0b40ec199dd0d5a1ab
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