The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that could derail hundreds of Jan. 6 felony prosecutions — and could also deal a blow to special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
The case, arising from the prosecution of a Jan. 6 defendant accused of pushing against police and inflaming a mob attempting to breach the Capitol, calls into question prosecutors’ handling of an Enron-era obstruction law to punish those who stormed Congress.
The charge, “obstruction of an official proceeding,” carries a 20-year maximum sentence and is one of the felony counts that Trump is facing in his own Washington, D.C. criminal case.
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By: Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein
Title: Supreme Court will review scope of obstruction law that Trump is charging with breaking
Sourced From: www.politico.com/news/2023/12/13/supreme-court-will-review-scope-of-obstruction-law-that-trump-is-charging-with-breaking-00131514
Published Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:14:51 EST
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