The fate of hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants lies with the Supreme Court, which will hear a case Tuesday arguing that the obstruction law under which they were charged was never meant to apply to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
In this June 29, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. ** FILE **
Joseph Fischer, one of those convicted under the law, says the statute was intended to snare people who try to destroy evidence of corporate fraud cases, such as document shredding. What went on at the Capitol that day falls far outside that, his lawyers argue. If that is the case, it could do away with two of the four charges Mr. Trump faces in his federal election fraud case.
Federal authorities charged him with seven counts related to the Jan. 6 attack but the one before the justices is Title 18 Section 1512, which reads:
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