Some Jan. 6 Defendants Win Early Release Ahead of Key Supreme Court Decision – IOTW Report

Some Jan. 6 Defendants Win Early Release Ahead of Key Supreme Court Decision

AZ Sun Times: Judges are ordering Jan. 6 defendants who fought against their sentences to be released early pending an appeal as the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next week about the legitimacy of a key charge that many of them were indicted.

The attorneys of three Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot defendants are set to argue before the Supreme Court that the crime of obstructing or impeding an official proceeding is only limited to destroying evidence in governmental probes, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Many Jan. 6 defendants were charged under this obstruction law, which Congress passed following the Enron scandal to make it illegal to shred documents like the collapsed company’s accounting firm was doing amid multiple federal investigations.

Most trial judges, 14 out of 15, upheld the prosecutor’s use of the charge in connection to Jan. 6, but Trump-appointed Judge Carl Nichols disagreed. more

8 Comments on Some Jan. 6 Defendants Win Early Release Ahead of Key Supreme Court Decision

  1. DOJ is realizing that holding political prisoners for years without trials is not helping Biden, not hurting Trump and most especially “not who we are”, as the ruling class likes to say.

    I heard the Jack Smith says he will ignore the Supreme Court if it does not rule in his favor. You go ahead and do that, Jack. But I think you will find that it’s threat you shouldn’t have made, and all of your overseas extortion business may come back to haunt you. You are out of line and compromised, and you’d best dial it back, son.

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  2. This is what happens when you elect Satin worshipers who run around wearing a christian mask 24/7. Mephisto types at heart who would use a cross to punish innocents if they could.

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  3. This might have traumatized some of their young fighting age males. We need to fly them over here and take care of them until they feel strong enough to take over.

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  4. Remember when there were “mostly peaceful” protests that burned down cities:
    Seattle Will Pay $10 Million to Protesters Who Said Police Used Excessive Force
    Minneapolis to pay $50,000 each to 12 injured by police
    Celebrities bail out Minnesota Protestors – Which included VP Kameltoe.
    And,
    Minneapolis Agrees To Pay $27 Million To Family Of George Floyd

    https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2024-01-24/seattle-will-pay-10-million-to-protesters-who-said-police-used-excessive-force-during-2020-protests

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/minneapolis-pay-50000-each-12-injured-by-police-during-floyd-protests-2022-12-01/

    https://ew.com/celebrity/celebrity-bail-minnesota-protestors/

    https://www.npr.org/2021/03/13/976785212/minneapolis-agrees-to-pay-27-million-to-family-of-george-floyd

  5. Previous post moderated, so I’ll skip the links.

    Remember when there were “mostly peaceful” protests that burned down cities:
    Seattle Will Pay $10 Million to Protesters Who Said Police Used Excessive Force
    Minneapolis to pay $50,000 each to 12 injured by police
    Celebrities bail out Minnesota Protestors – Which included VP Kameltoe.
    And,
    Minneapolis Agrees To Pay $27 Million To Family Of George Floyd

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