US Supreme Court Could Bolster Trump's Election-Interference Case

The US Supreme Court's decision to take up a case linked to the January 6 attack on the Capitol could have significant implications for the criminal case against Donald Trump and other defendants. The court will consider whether federal prosecutors can charge January 6 riot defendants with obstructing an official proceeding of Congress, a charge also filed against Trump in his election-interference case. The ruling could potentially delay Trump's trial and invalidate convictions against rioters involved in the Capitol attack. The case's outcome will determine the viability of the obstruction charge against Trump and may impact other general conspiracy charges. The Supreme Court's previous skepticism towards broad conspiracy arguments by federal prosecutors raises questions about the justice department's use of the obstruction statute in January 6 cases.