Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Jan. 6 ‘Parading’ Conviction

In that case, the court narrowed the scope of the obstruction statute, Section 1512(c)(2), which had been applied to over 120 defendants, raising the burden of proof required for prosecution.

On Nov. 1, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell made a similar ruling in United States v. DeCarlo, setting a higher standard for imposing the obstruction charge. This decision suggests that the DOJ may struggle to successfully apply that charge in any remaining January 6 cases, the Examiner added.

Not much is clear yet as to the extent Trump plans to pardon Jan. 6 defendants or how many will be included on the list, the Examiner noted. Trump has previously said, “I am inclined to pardon many of them. I can’t say for every single one because a couple of them, probably, they got out of control.” Continue reading…