Judges have repeatedly rejected legal challenges to one of the most common felonies charged in hundreds of pending Jan. 6 cases. It's a significant string of recent wins for DOJ as the investigation grinds on into its second year.
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Charging people with "obstructing an official proceeding," a felony, has been a key tool for DOJ to draw a line around the Jan. 6 cases they consider more serious — often it's paired with other felonies like assault or conspiracy, but not always buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
High-profile Jan. 6 defendants + wave of misdemeanor pleas + conspiracy indictments captured public attention in the first year, but there are hundreds of felony cases pending, and the fate of legal challenges to the obstruction count has loomed over those buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
At least seven judges have sided with DOJ, rejecting arguments that the obstruction count shouldn't apply to Jan. 6. It's not over though — more challenges are pending before judges we've yet to hear from (and who aren't bound by what their colleagues do) buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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