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Supreme Court wary of obstruction charge used against some Jan 6 riot defendants
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The Supreme Court's ruling on an obstruction of justice case for a Capitol riot defendant could have major implication on Trump's unrelated election interference case
Trump is also facing that same obstruction count.
At issue is whether a federal law passed two decades ago to address corporate fraud and document destruction can be properly applied to those allegedly engaged in "assaultive conduct" like participating in a riot.
Several on the bench expressed concern the obstruction statute sweeps too broadly into areas like peaceful but disruptive conduct.
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