Seymour Flops
Diamond Member
Sure they can.
Once Trump is in office and the purging of the DOJ of it's corrupt leadership is complete, Ficher and other defendants falsely convicted of violating an Enron era law intended to prevent document shredding for the purposes of impeding investigations can simply file the lawsuit and wait by the phone.
www.scotusblog.com
On June 28, in a six-to-three ruling, the Supreme Court found that to prove a violation of Section 1512(c)(2), the government “must establish that the defendant impaired the availability or integrity for use in an official proceeding of records, documents, objects, or other things used in an official proceeding or attempted to do so” in Fischer v. United States.
The Court’s decision reverses that of the D.C. Circuit’s, which had adopted a much broader interpretation of the statute.
www.lawfaremedia.org
At issue in the case was the charge of corruptly obstructing an official proceeding under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2). Joseph Fischer, an alleged Jan. 6 rioter, was indicted on seven charges, including one count of obstruction of an official proceeding under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2) in 2021. Fischer later filed a motion to dismiss several of the charges against him, including the count under § 1512(c)(2), arguing that the statute “does not criminalize the obstruction of legislative action by Congress” and that any “alleged obstruction of the certification of the Electoral College vote is simply outside the scope” of the statute.
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This ruling has significant potential implications for hundreds of other Jan. 6 rioters, who have been charged with and/or convicted of the same obstruction statute.
Once the DOJ has time, they will contact the former defendants and offer a large settlement with an apology for the corruption of the former administration.
That was the Democrats play when people sued over Trump's non-existant "family separation policy."
www.justice.gov
Monday, October 16, 2023
On Oct. 16, the United States reached a settlement in Ms. L., et al. v. ICE, et al., a class action litigation filed in 2018 seeking injunctive relief relating to the separation of parents and children at the southwest border. The proposed settlement agreement is subject to final approval by the district court after notice to the class and an opportunity to object.
“The practice of separating families at the southwest border was shameful,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “This agreement will facilitate the reunification of separated families and provide them with critical services to aid in their recovery. I am grateful to Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and the Department’s Civil Division for their work on this matter.”
Under the proposed settlement, new standards will be established to limit family separations in the future. The settlement provides for continued family reunifications, immigration relief, and certain support services for separated families, including behavioral health services, targeted legal support related to immigration claims, limited housing assistance, and certain medical coverage.
Too bad homeless veterans cannot get such assistance. Even if they sue, and Trump's DOJ settles, the services would likely be administered by the VA, and you know what that means . . .
Once Trump is in office and the purging of the DOJ of it's corrupt leadership is complete, Ficher and other defendants falsely convicted of violating an Enron era law intended to prevent document shredding for the purposes of impeding investigations can simply file the lawsuit and wait by the phone.
Fischer v. United States - SCOTUSblog
Independent News and Analysis on the U.S. Supreme Court
www.scotusblog.com
On June 28, in a six-to-three ruling, the Supreme Court found that to prove a violation of Section 1512(c)(2), the government “must establish that the defendant impaired the availability or integrity for use in an official proceeding of records, documents, objects, or other things used in an official proceeding or attempted to do so” in Fischer v. United States.
The Court’s decision reverses that of the D.C. Circuit’s, which had adopted a much broader interpretation of the statute.
Supreme Court Rules in Fischer v. U.S.
The court ruled in favor of a narrow interpretation of the obstruction statute that the Department of Justice has charged in at least 355 Jan. 6 related cases.
www.lawfaremedia.org
At issue in the case was the charge of corruptly obstructing an official proceeding under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2). Joseph Fischer, an alleged Jan. 6 rioter, was indicted on seven charges, including one count of obstruction of an official proceeding under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2) in 2021. Fischer later filed a motion to dismiss several of the charges against him, including the count under § 1512(c)(2), arguing that the statute “does not criminalize the obstruction of legislative action by Congress” and that any “alleged obstruction of the certification of the Electoral College vote is simply outside the scope” of the statute.
. . .
This ruling has significant potential implications for hundreds of other Jan. 6 rioters, who have been charged with and/or convicted of the same obstruction statute.
Once the DOJ has time, they will contact the former defendants and offer a large settlement with an apology for the corruption of the former administration.
That was the Democrats play when people sued over Trump's non-existant "family separation policy."
U.S. Government Reaches Settlement in Class Action Family Separation Case Seeking Injunctive Relief
On Oct. 16, the United States reached a settlement in Ms. L., et al. v. ICE, et al., a class action litigation filed in 2018 seeking injunctive relief relating to the separation of parents and children at the southwest border. The proposed settlement agreement is subject to final approval by the...
Monday, October 16, 2023
On Oct. 16, the United States reached a settlement in Ms. L., et al. v. ICE, et al., a class action litigation filed in 2018 seeking injunctive relief relating to the separation of parents and children at the southwest border. The proposed settlement agreement is subject to final approval by the district court after notice to the class and an opportunity to object.
“The practice of separating families at the southwest border was shameful,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “This agreement will facilitate the reunification of separated families and provide them with critical services to aid in their recovery. I am grateful to Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and the Department’s Civil Division for their work on this matter.”
Under the proposed settlement, new standards will be established to limit family separations in the future. The settlement provides for continued family reunifications, immigration relief, and certain support services for separated families, including behavioral health services, targeted legal support related to immigration claims, limited housing assistance, and certain medical coverage.
Too bad homeless veterans cannot get such assistance. Even if they sue, and Trump's DOJ settles, the services would likely be administered by the VA, and you know what that means . . .
