The justices ruled that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding must include proof that defendants tried to tamper with or destroy documents.
defendants with obstruction, a charge that also has been brought against former President Donald Trump.
The decision could be used as fodder for claims by Trump and his Republican allies that the Justice Department has treated the Capitol riot defendants unfairly. Some rioters have even won early release from prison while the appeal was pending over concerns that they might end up serving longer than they should have if the Supreme Court ruled against the Justice Department. They include Kevin Seefried, a Delaware man who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate battle flag as he stormed the Capitol.
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