Jan. 6 defendant asks Supreme Court to throw out obstruction charge

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Jan. 6 defendant asks Supreme Court to throw out obstruction charge

By Amy Howe on April 9 at 10: 16 a.m.

The justices will hear Joseph Fischer’s request to throw out a charge that he obstructed an official proceeding when he entered the U.S. Capitol as Congress attempted to certify election results during the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks. Fischer argues that the law used against him, enacted in the wake of the Enron scandal, is only meant to apply to evidence tampering. The court’s ruling could affect some of the charges brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump.