The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a monumental case on a federal obstruction law that could potentially “undo” hundreds of January 6 cases and directly impact Special Council Jack Smith’s case against former President Donald Trump.
The case concerns a specific provision of 18 U.S. Code 1512, an obstruction law, which states, “whoever corruptly otherwise obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.” The court will examine how the Biden Department of Justice has been using the provision, possibly in context with that broader statute, to prosecute J6 defendants.
Tom Caso, Senior Legal Fellow at the Claremont Institute, told The Daily Wire the government’s application of the provision in this way is largely unprecedented.
“The amazing thing is if you look at the…
