More than 600 individuals have been criminally charged for taking part in the assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Of those, more than 200 have been charged with felony obstruction of justice for interfering with Congress’s certification of the presidential election results. A number of the defendants have raised legal challenges to this charge, and at recent hearings federal judges have
Obstruction of Justice and the Capitol Riot
Obstruction of Justice and the Capitol Riot
Obstruction of Justice and the Capitol Riot
More than 600 individuals have been criminally charged for taking part in the assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Of those, more than 200 have been charged with felony obstruction of justice for interfering with Congress’s certification of the presidential election results. A number of the defendants have raised legal challenges to this charge, and at recent hearings federal judges have