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Appeals Court Upholds DOJ’s Novel Use of Obstruction Law Against Jan. 6 Defendants

Appeals Court Upholds DOJ’s Novel Use of Obstruction Law Against Jan. 6 Defendants
The Department of Justice in Washington on Jan. 14, 2020. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Joseph M. Hanneman
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A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on April 7 conditionally upheld the U.S. Department of Justice’s novel use of a felony evidence-tampering statute against Jan. 6 criminal-case defendants.

The appeals judges issued a fractured ruling on the crime of obstruction that upholds the law as used in Jan. 6 cases only if a certain condition is met.

Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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