in World News Supreme Court Threatens to Undermine Jack Smith’s Get-Trump Case
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case against President Donald Trump may be in jeopardy thanks to the Supreme Court.
The high court heard arguments from a participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, protests at the U.S. Capitol.
The case from the Jan. 6 defendant undermines two of the charges against Trump, Slate reported.
Last week, oral arguments began in Fischer v. United States.
The case centers around Joseph Fischer, who was charged with obstruction of an official Congressional proceeding.
The Supreme Court will decide whether Democrat President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) was overreaching with that charge.
Legal experts believe that the court is leaning toward siding with Fischer, which would undermine Smith’s case against Trump.
The prosecutor has used the same charge against Trump in the election interference case.
A decision in favor of the plaintiff would mean Smith could only pursue two of the four charges currently against Trump.
Court watchers believe the more conservative justices are sympathetic to Fischer’s case.
They are questioning whether he indeed violated Section 1552(c) of the Constitution, which would carry a penalty of up to 20 years in jail.
The law states that a person who “corruptly… obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding, or attempts to do so” would be breaking the law.
Justice Clarence Thomas seemed skeptical of this rationale in Fischer’s case as a Jan. 6 protester