Feds Drop Obstruction Charges For Some J6 Rioters

The Washington Post reports:

Federal prosecutors have begun moving to drop charges accusing Jan. 6 defendants of obstructing Congress’s confirmation of the 2020 presidential election results, offering new plea deals after the Supreme Court last month restricted the government’s use of that count, according to court filings.

Some beneficiaries include members of the extremist Oath Keepers and Proud Boys who are not accused of other felony offenses, but whose leaders were convicted of conspiring to use force to oppose the peaceful transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.

Those whose charges may be dropped are among a small core group of Capitol riot defendants who prosecutors alleged understood why Congress was meeting and who came not to protest but to block lawmakers from acting.

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Federal prosecutors have begun moving to drop obstruction charges against some Jan. 6 defendants after the last month’s Supreme Court decision. Among the beneficiaries: some members of the extremist Oath Keepers and Proud Boys. ⁦@hsu_spencer⁩ https://t.co/RTWNGguVif

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