POLITICS Federal appeals court rebuffs claims of D.C. jury bias in Jan. 6 case By Melissa Quinn May 28, 2024 / 1:07 PM EDT / CBS News Washington — A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the conviction of a former New York City Police Department officer who was charged for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, after he claimed that he couldn't get an impartial jury in Washington, D.C. The unanimous three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in a ruling Tuesday that defendant Thomas Webster was wrong when he argued...