'Why Aren't Those 6 Counts Good Enough?': Kavanaugh Questions Top DOJ Lawyer In Major Jan. 6 Case

Published 2024-04-16
At today's Supreme Court hearing for oral arguments for Fischer v. United States, a case that could impact Jan. 6-related cases, Justice Brett Kavanaugh questioned attorneys about an obstruction statue used by the government.

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All Comments (21)
  • @rahbuh1625
    These people are being held without charges and without trial.
  • So with using her “logic”, why didn’t Ray Epps get 20 years in jail instead of a years probation …. Think we all know why…
  • @iceman9678
    So 12 months for pulling a fire alarm to disrupt proceedings? Oh wait - protected classes get different treatments.
  • @pennicairns5070
    Keep talking judges, be the adults in the room and do the right thing. Shut down these liberal woke democrats. Shut it ALL down and save America.
  • As much as I really don’t even want to vote for the most abrasive person I ever heard, how can I vote for anyone who views the justice system to punish even everyday citizens if they dare disagree and protest. All the while excusing actual riots, looting, arson, and blocking roads for hours as “mostly peaceful protests”?
  • @garycrook785
    In other words, if they're on my side, nothing happens to them, but if they're on the other side, we will throw the book at them even if we have to write it ourselves.
  • If it was a "restricted" building, then why were the police escorting them inside, opening doors and gesturing for them to come inside?
  • @WingHouseCup
    I feel for the justices having to endure this. She is wordy, annoying, and nonsensical.
  • @user-zb5io8rg8w
    They were invited and by the police officers, let’s not forget
  • @soc8581
    No, no, no, no. A "catch-all" is by default overly broad, vague, ambiguous, and is therefore unconstitutional.
  • @rynegade
    Remember when Jacob Chansley was escorted through the building by police (the complete opposite of refusing to leave) and he served two years? And the DoJ held exculpatory evidence in the form of thousands of hours of camera footage?
  • @rocketman7774
    This woman’s voice is like nails across a chalk board
  • So these Laws. In Her argument only apply to protest in which the Democrat Party or Members Endorse. All others are Punishable by 20 years. In prison
  • @lighstwatch
    Apparently this lawyer does not know the difference between applying the Law and bending the law to suit the DOJ.
  • The Government should not have the only rights to protest a protest,when the protesters on J6 were protesting the government for perceived wrongdoing.
  • @clarkhartman796
    It's astonishing how long the sentences were considering that all of these people were held as political prisoners for at least a year before their cases were ever heard. That is not the American way that is not what we do.
  • @badbob6689
    The 1512 provision can be used to deny citizen right to protest and runs counter to the first amendment.