Supreme Court Decision Could Impact Trump's Election-Interference Case

The court's agreement to hear a case challenging the 'obstruction of an official proceeding' charge may delay Trump's trial and potentially affect hundreds of Capitol attack prosecutions.

• The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the interpretation of the 'obstruction of an official proceeding' charge, a decision that could impact the federal election-interference case against former President Donald Trump and hundreds of prosecutions arising from the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
• The case in question involves Joseph Fischer, one of the individuals charged in connection with the Capitol attack. The outcome could potentially invalidate convictions already secured against scores of Trump's followers who took part in the assault.
• The Supreme Court's decision to hear the case could delay the start of Trump’s trial, currently scheduled for March, and may not arrive until June. Two of the four counts in the federal election interference indictment against Trump are based on the obstruction charge.
• Trump is facing four concurrent criminal prosecutions, with the Washington case brought by US Special Counsel Jack Smith seen as the likeliest to be resolved before the Nov 5, 2024 election.
• Testimony has concluded in the $250 million civil fraud trial against Trump and his company, with the verdict expected next month. The trial has seen testimonies from Trump and his family members, with the final witness being an accounting professor rebutting the testimony of another accounting professor who testified on Trump's behalf.

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