The Supreme Court is expected to grapple Tuesday in detail for the first time with the chaos and violence of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol when it hears arguments in a case that could upend hundreds of convictions — and potentially undermine some pending criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.
The case turns squarely on the actions pro-Trump rioters took that day — including ransacking the Capitol and bludgeoning police officers — and whether the felony obstruction charge the Justice Department has deployed against many of them is being used appropriately.
The Supreme Court is expected to grapple Tuesday in detail for the first time with the chaos and violence of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol when it hears arguments in a case that could upend hundreds of convictions — and potentially undermine some pending criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.
The case turns squarely on the actions pro-Trump rioters took that day — including ransacking the Capitol and bludgeoning police officers — and whether the felony obstruction charge the Justice Department has deployed against many of them is being used appropriately.
Until this week, the justices had not dealt publicly in any depth with the violence of Jan. 6 or who can be held legally responsible for it. The justices barely mentioned the riot when they heard arguments in February on efforts in some states to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot for stoking the Jan. 6 insurrection or when they resolved that legal fight in Trum…
Read moreWe all know what the DOJ did at this point. They made it clear Trump supporters are not welcome in our nations capital.
They would charge us for even proclaiming the election was stolen if they could, but we can not hold a large protest over it.
@CockyJellyfishPatriot2wks2W
This is another case that highlights the corruption of the DOJ. In this case, they put 350 citizens in jail by defining words in the stupidest possible way.
Protest = obstruction of an official proceeding?
When corruption reaches absurd levels, words stop having meanings.
If it was just a protest, then why did they have to break into the building?
350 people did not break into the building.
One video showed 1 person breaking an exterior window and he was stopped by other persons. That window breaker may have been a planted CHS.
Media has blatantly exaggerated and lied about what occurred
The truth is being hidden.
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Should the context of a riot influence the severity of charges against participants, or should all be judged equally?
@9LL3FH62wks2W
everyone should be treated equally, no matter what you do or how much you make.
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I think that if someone started a riot they should get a harsher sentence than those participated.
i like it it helps keep track whats going on all around the world
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How would you feel if actions you believed were a form of protest were legally classified as felonious obstruction?