Supreme Court Narrows Charge Used to Prosecute Donald Trump and Hundreds of Jan. 6 Rioters

The court was asked to weigh in on whether a federal obstruction statute can apply to protestors who stormed the U.S. Capitol — and Trump, who is accused of coordinating the insurrectionKyler Alvord is a news editor at PEOPLE, leading the brand's political coverage. He joined the publication in 2021 on the crime beat.Pro-Trump rioters breach a police line at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to disrupt Congress' certification of the 2020 election results.

The former president is still waiting on a separate Supreme Court decision that could impact his federal election subversion case. The court is expected to weigh in on Monday, July 1, on whether presidential immunity protects him from prosecution for the things he did while commander-in-chief. The justices could kill Trump's Jan. 6 case altogether, or narrow its scope.

The Supreme Court was tasked with unpacking the exact language of the statute, to determine whether it serves as a catch-all for obstruction efforts, or is limited to physical evidence.

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