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Supreme Court Drops Jan. 6 Surprise: After 2 Years, 3 Appeals Get Accepted | Facts Matter

Facts Matter

The Epoch Times

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🗓️ 17 December 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Nearly three full years after the events of Jan. 6, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court has finally agreed to take on a case related to the nearly 300 defendants facing charges tied to that day. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1

This case may have huge ramifications—not only for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit but also for almost everyone else who has been charged with “obstruction of Congress,” which includes former President Donald Trump himself.

Now, let’s break down the legal issues at play.

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For the first time in almost three full years, the U.S. Supreme Court has finally agreed

0:16.9

to take on a case related to January 6 prisoners.

0:20.3

In this case, it can have huge ramifications, not only for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit,

0:24.4

but also for almost everyone else who has been charged with obstruction of Congress, which

0:28.5

includes President Donald Trump himself.

0:31.0

Now let me break down for you exactly what this case is all about.

0:34.5

To start with, the Department of Justice keeps a special page on their website, which

0:38.6

is devoted to listing out the indictments that they've issued in relation to what happened

0:41.9

over on January 6.

0:44.0

And if you scroll through that list, you'll find that the most widely charged felony is

0:47.7

obstruction.

0:48.7

Specifically, almost 330 defendants, alongside President Trump himself, have been charged

0:53.0

with corrupt lip-structing and official proceeding, with the official proceeding being

0:56.7

a joint session of Congress that was convened to certify the Electoral College votes on

1:00.9

January 6.

1:02.5

And this obstruction charge is a felony.

1:04.8

However, many of the defendants are arguing that the underlying statute that they're

1:09.2

being charged under is actually being completely misinterpreted by the federal courts.

1:14.2

Because you see, the specific law that these individuals are being charged under, this

1:17.6

law right here, the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, otherwise known as the Corporate and

1:22.3

Auditing Accountability Responsibility and Transparency Act.

1:26.1

Now this law was passed by Congress back in the year 2002, shortly after the financial

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