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Justice Clarence Thomas Grills DOJ Lawyer on January 6 ‘Obstruction’ Statute That Could Torpedo Jack Smith’s DC Case Against Trump (AUDIO)
Gateway Pundit ^ | April 16, 2024 | Cristina Laila

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:

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 18usc1512c2; clarencethomas; doj; elizabethprelogar; fischervus; jacksmith; jan6; jan6th; january6; kavanaugh; prelogar; scotus; solicitorgeneral; trump
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To: Macho MAGA Man

The narrative has to be reversed. There was no insurrection. The J6 freedom fighters protested the stolen election. Trump only asked for a valid recount in the swing states. Pecker puss Pelosi failed to secure the capitol despite warnings. Maybe this case can start the narrative reset.


21 posted on 04/16/2024 10:44:57 PM PDT by DeplorablePaul
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To: DeplorablePaul

Never allow an unchallenged narrative again.

The communists want to fight that way, then the battlefield has been chosen, and we must fight on it.


22 posted on 04/17/2024 5:22:28 AM PDT by Maelstrom (To prevent misinterpretation or abuse of the Constitution:The Bill of Rights limits government power)
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To: hinckley buzzard

She despises Trump because he nominated her. Now instead of being able to ac all moral and superior to everyone we discover that she does not hav ethe judgmental horsepower to stand with her peers on the Court. She is shown up as an imposter, the marine who can shine his belt buckle and score on the range but is a danger to his comrades in the field. She needs to take stock of who and what she is as a person. Otherwise she is just a soulless self promoting lawyer of whom the world has far too many.


23 posted on 04/17/2024 5:23:31 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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