The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could affect the prosecution of many Jan. 6 defendants—including former President Donald Trump.
Ex-police officer Joseph Fischer has been charged with, among other things, obstruction of an official proceeding in connection with the Capitol breach.
That charge was initially dismissed by a district court judge, but the ruling was later reversed by a panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court will weigh whether the appeals court erred in that reversal.
The case hinges on a 2002 law concerning “tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant” that was passed in response to the Enron accounting scandal.
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Supreme Court to Hear Jan. 6 Appeal That Could Impact Trump Case
- by: Epoch Times Staff
- 04.16.24
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The Epoch Times
- 04/16/2024
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