{"id":2226885,"date":"2024-04-22T07:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T11:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-attorney-supreme-court-ruling-could-be-game-changer-for-trump-and-defendants\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T07:06:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T11:06:36","slug":"jan-6-attorney-supreme-court-ruling-could-be-game-changer-for-trump-and-defendants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-attorney-supreme-court-ruling-could-be-game-changer-for-trump-and-defendants\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan. 6 lawyer: Supreme Court decision may alter the game for Trump and defendants"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjan-6-attorney-supreme-court-ruling-could-be-game-changer-for-trump-and-defendants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2226885&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Supreme Court\u200b heard arguments from\u2064 an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/read-in-full-clarence-thomass-2022-financial-disclosure\/\" title=\"Clarence Thomas's 2022 financial disclosure is available for reading.\">attorney\u200d representing<\/a> a Jan. 6 defendant on a charge some believe is misconstrued. The \u2064charge, &#8220;obstructing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-nbc-purchased-video-for-35000-from-man-charged-in-u-s-capitol-riot-court-docs\/\" title=\"CNN, NBC Purchased Video For ,000 From Man Charged In U.S. Capitol Riot: Court Docs\">official proceeding<\/a>&#8220;\u200c under 18 U.S. Code \u00a7\u2062 1512, relates to tampering\u2064 with evidence, stemming from the Enron scandal. Attorney Jeffrey Greene,\u2063 representing Joseph Fischer, contested the application of this statute in Fischer&#8217;s case. The Supreme Court listened to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-republican-party-profoundly-disappointed-after-sen-cassidys-vote-in-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"Louisiana Republican Party \u2018Profoundly Disappointed\u2019 After Sen. Cassidy\u2019s Vote in Impeachment Trial\">arguments presented<\/a>\u200c by an attorney \u2064who represented a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oath-keepers-founder-given-longest-prison-sentence-of-any-jan-6-defendant-yet\/\" title=\"Jan. 6 Defendant Receives Lengthiest Jail Term Among Oath Keepers Founder.\">defendant involved<\/a>\u200c in the events of January\u200c 6. The discussion revolved around the charge of\u200b &#8220;obstructing an official proceeding&#8221; as outlined \u2063in 18 U.S.\u2064 Code \u2064\u00a7\u2064 1512,\u200d originally \u2064addressing evidence tampering during \u2062the Enron scandal. Attorney Jeffrey Greene, on behalf of Joseph \u200bFischer, challenged the statute&#8217;s relevance to \u2062Fischer&#8217;s situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The Supreme Court of the United States\">Supreme Court<\/a> heard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-asks-supreme-court-to-cancel-asylum-border-wall-arguments\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Asks Supreme Court to Cancel Asylum, Border Wall Arguments\">oral arguments<\/a> from an attorney representing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/2967568\/supreme-court-majority-leery-of-biden-doj-major-jan-6-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"January 6th \">Jan. 6 <\/a>defendant regarding one charge some believe was taken out of context.<\/p>\n<p>The charge \u201cobstructing an official proceeding\u201d section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/18\/1512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"18 U.S. Code \u00a7 1512 \">18 U.S. Code \u00a7 1512 <\/a>was created during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/updates\/enron-scandal-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"18 U.S. Code \u00a7 1512 \">Enron scandal<\/a> to punish someone who tampers with evidence or destroys it.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Greene, an attorney representing Joseph Fischer, a former Pennsylvania police officer who entered the Capitol on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"January 6, 2021\">Jan. 6, 2021<\/a>, argued the statute\u00a0doesn\u2019t apply to the case.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/2967568\/supreme-court-majority-leery-of-biden-doj-major-jan-6-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"SUPREME COURT MAJORITY APPEARS LEERY OF BIDEN DOJ IN MAJOR JAN. 6 CASE\"><strong>SUPREME COURT MAJORITY APPEARS LEERY OF BIDEN DOJ IN MAJOR JAN. 6 CASE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/osg\/staff-profile\/meet-solicitor-general\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar\">U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar<\/a> argued before the Supreme Court on behalf of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Justice\">Department of Justice<\/a> and said the charges should remain.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> exclusively spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/edtarpley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ed Tarpley\">Ed Tarpley<\/a>, an attorney who filed one of the amicus briefs in the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that the DOJ took this statute and used it for a purpose for which it was not intended,\u201d Tarpley said.\u00a0\u201cAs to these defendants, it was misapplied, it was misused by the Department of Justice, or they could just strike the statute down completely. The justices will be focused on the possibility that this statute is unconstitutional if it\u2019s so vague and so imprecise that a person can\u2019t figure out what type of conduct it is that is prohibited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If justices decide to overturn this charge, it could alter hundreds of sentences, and it could also affect proceedings in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/2967972\/jack-smith-trump-using-hush-money-trial-delay-classified-documents-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Special Counsel Jack Smith\">special counsel Jack Smith<\/a>\u2019s case against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/people\/donald-j-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tarpley said after analyzing the body language and questions of the justices during oral arguments, he\u2019s optimistic about a favorable ruling.\u00a0The justices are expected to make their decision sometime in June.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Supreme Court proceedings, an attorney for a Jan. 6 defendant addressed a charge, deemed out of context by some, related to &#8220;obstructing an official proceeding&#8221; under section 18 U.S. Code \u00a7 1512. This provision, established during the Enron scandal, penalizes tampering with or destroying evidence. Jeffrey Greene represented the defendant, highlighting the charge&#8217;s significance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2929,"featured_media":2226886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24079780634996-1024x682.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2226885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24079780634996-1024x682.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2929"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2226885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2226886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2226885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2226885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2226885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}