Posted on 04/16/2024 6:38:26 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in Fischer v. United States and at issue is statute 18 USC §1512(c)(2):
Whoever corruptly—
(1) alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record, document, or other object, or attempts to do so, with the intent to impair the object’s integrity or availability for use in an official proceeding; or
(2) 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 Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision on Fischer v United States this summer which means hundreds of J6 cases could be upended.
Biden’s corrupt DOJ has charged more than 300 J6ers with 18 USC §1512(c)(2). Additionally, two of the four charges against Trump in Jack Smith’s DC case are conspiracy to obstruct so the Supreme Court’s ruling could torpedo the special counsel’s case against Trump as well.
Justice Clarence Thomas grilled DOJ Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar as she droned on and on about how the government is fairly using the §1512(c)(2) statute to prosecute hundreds of J6 defendants for merely walking through the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Justice Thomas pointed out that there have been many violent protests that have interfered with proceedings (Kavanaugh hearings).
“There have been many violent protests that have interfered with proceedings. Has the government applied this provision to other protests in the past and has this been the government’s position throughout the lifespan of the statute?” Justice Thomas asked the DOJ lawyer.
Justice Thomas asked Prelogar if the government had ever used this provision for other protestors.
Listen:
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
[Special Counsel Jack Smith suggested he will ignore the Supreme Court if it reverses the obstruction statute this summer.
Jack Smith suggested he will find a workaround if the Supreme Court reverses two of the charges against Trump.
Smith claims the ‘obstruction’ charges will still stand against Trump because the alternative electoral certificates represent “documents” that were fraudulently used in an “official proceeding.”]
No wonder the leftists are melting down screaming for him to refuse from this case. Thomas sees right through the DOJ's shenanigans and they know it. Listen to the brief audio.
Now I guess we know where he was yesterday, doing a little research maybe?
Joe Biden, HATED Clarence Thomas...
The media has been mostly silent on the fact some of the J6 defendants, and Trump, are being prosecuted for obstruction based on Sarbanes-Oxley which applies to financial fraud, nothing to do with the actions of the defendants. Sarbanes-Oxley was passed after the Enron scandal, specifically targets financial officers.
I would be poetic justice for Thomas to rule against Jack Smith,
Let’s hope!
Sarbanes-Oxley has been used for much more than as a preventative of financial fraud. Its been widely exploited by regulators and law firms for instance, to require companies to add authentication and compliance certification requirements to IT systems in general, among many other irrelevant matters, and to hire pet consultancies to perform such corporate certification. Its been a cash cow for the “fuzzy” edges of the Fedgov, and a hidden scandal.
Yeah, the left was really worried about him, about as much as they worry about Putin’ health with their good intentions.
The left doesn’t realize the kettle of fish they’re boiling here. This could turn really really bad for them if they don’t come back to common sense in these ridiculous proceedings.
He sure did/does.
The commies don’t think they have to come back to ‘common sense’, that they will remain in control because they can do as they wish and suffer no consequences.
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Would be interesting if someone would revisit Xiden’s shameless and vile role in the questioning and “high tech lynching” of a black man who was nominated for SCOTUS and would become one of the finest jurists to sit on that bench.
Justice Clarence Thomas grilled Biden’s DOJ Solicitor General Prelogar
<><>she droned on and on about how the govt is using the §1512(c)(2) statute fairly
<><>as Biden is determined to jail 100’s of J6 defendants for merely walking thru the Capitol
<><>Justice Thomas pointed to many past violent protests interfering with official proceedings
<><>then asked if the govt equally applied the provision to past protests
<><>and whether the govt’s J6 position remained the same WRT the lifespan of the statute?
Biden’s corrupt DOJ has charged more than 300 J6ers with “obstruction” via USC §1512(c)(2).
<><>ironically, 2 of the 4 charges against Trump in Smith’s DC case are “conspiracy to obstruct”
<><>ergo, the USSC’s ruling could actually torpedo the special counsel’s case against Trump, as well.
Kind of like how they used RICO (Federal racketeering aimed at the mafia) against pro-life people back in the 1980's and early 90's.
ACB sounded totally friendly to the government on this issue as she is a total lefty.
Yes i’m afraid Barrett is a weak sister.
Problem for Jack Smith... the alternate electoral ballots were NEVER entered into Congressional proceedings by.... Mike Pence! Game over Jackie boy— and you LOSE big time.
Clarence Thomas brilliantly blasting these jacka@@es.
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