The most serious charge against Donald Trump for efforts to overturn the 2020 election has roots in the collapse of Enron. It's also been applied to Jan. 6 rioters
’s indictment for efforts to overturn the last presidential election has roots in the decades-old collapse of energy-trading giant— and was revived recently as a key part of the Justice Department’s Jan. 6 prosecution playbook.
The 2002 statute — corruptly obstructing an official proceeding — was drafted by Congress to address the conduct of Enron’s outside auditor, Arthur Andersen, which destroyed documents as the government investigated. Prosecutors have wielded the felony against Trump supporters they allege committed some of the most serious criminal acts during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
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