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. >>> joseph fisher was a police officer in pennsylvania.2020 when he wrote in a text message, take democratic congress to the gallows. can't vote if they can't breathe. lol. it might get violent. they should storm the capitol and drag all the democrats into the street and have a mob trial. if trump don't get in, we better get to war or we will lose our country. police officer joseph fisher was at the capitol on january 6, attacking police officers, who were doing their jobs defending the building and the people in it. joseph fisher is facing seven criminal charges for his violent attack on the capitol. today the united states supreme court heard his appeal of one of those charges. obstructing an official proceeding. joseph fisher argues that law does not apply to anything that he is accused of doing on january 6. the law says whoever corruptly alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record, document, or other object or attempts to do so with the intense to impair the object's integrity for use or the official proceeding, obviously it wil
. >>> joseph fisher was a police officer in pennsylvania.2020 when he wrote in a text message, take democratic congress to the gallows. can't vote if they can't breathe. lol. it might get violent. they should storm the capitol and drag all the democrats into the street and have a mob trial. if trump don't get in, we better get to war or we will lose our country. police officer joseph fisher was at the capitol on january 6, attacking police officers, who were doing their jobs defending...
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that includes former pennsylvania police officer, joseph fisher .'s lawyer argued that the government is using the obstruction statute as a dragnet. >> until the prosecutions, section 1512 c- two , had never been used to prosecute anything other than evidence tampering. >> there is no question that fisher and other defendants obstructed the process to count electoral votes. >> it encompasses conduct. >> they probed the scope of the statute and if it could be used to criminalize other conduct. >> with a heckler qualify at the state of the union address. men for 20 years in prison. >> more than 100 rioters were convict to. if the court sides with fisher it would lead to trials or lighter sentences. donald trump faces the same charge and special counsel jack smith's upcoming subversion case. >>> a small group of rioters convict it under the law have already been released. depending on how the supreme court rules, the sentences could be reinstated. >>> the decision not to hear the case means a woman must take down her unpermitted buddhist temple on her p
that includes former pennsylvania police officer, joseph fisher .'s lawyer argued that the government is using the obstruction statute as a dragnet. >> until the prosecutions, section 1512 c- two , had never been used to prosecute anything other than evidence tampering. >> there is no question that fisher and other defendants obstructed the process to count electoral votes. >> it encompasses conduct. >> they probed the scope of the statute and if it could be used to...
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this case centers specifically on joseph fisher, he is a former police officer who broke into the u.s. capitol on january 6th, he was charged with obstruction and specifically obstruction of an official proceeding. he's arguing that the obstruction law should not apply to him. it is mainly the case that he's making is that he didn't destroy any records and, in fact, that he should not be charged with this charge. now, what we're looking at here is whether or not the government is going to be successful in arguing that this really -- this obstruction law is a catch all phrase and that in fact because he was part of the crowd that obstructed an official proceeding of congress, of course, that being certifying those votes on january 6th that he should be charged with that. what is interesting here, of course, is that former president donald trump is also charged with the obstruction law. so if joseph fisher were to win his case, it could have repercussions not only for donald trump, but also more than 330 defendants, other americans who broke into the u.s. capitol, they also have been co
this case centers specifically on joseph fisher, he is a former police officer who broke into the u.s. capitol on january 6th, he was charged with obstruction and specifically obstruction of an official proceeding. he's arguing that the obstruction law should not apply to him. it is mainly the case that he's making is that he didn't destroy any records and, in fact, that he should not be charged with this charge. now, what we're looking at here is whether or not the government is going to be...
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defendant joseph fisher is asking the justices to dismiss one of the seven charges he faces, obstruction of an official proceeding. his lawyers argue the charge is limited to evidence tampering, and therefore should not apply to fisher's other alleged actions. mr. trump faces the same obstruction charge in his separate criminal case. his legal team has cited the fisher case in their presidential immunity arguments before the court. special prosecutor jack smith, however, noted in a legal filing that fishes's case seeks a narrow reading of the law and the obstruction charge would still apply to trump regardless of the justices' ruling. the justices will hear fisher's case tomorrow. >>> typical executor for o.j. simpson says the notorious football star will be cremated in the coming days, and he says requests to study simpson's brain for possible cte are, quote, a hard no. cte is a brain degenerative disease often seen in football players. it's linked to behavioral and cognitive issues. the executor says there has been at least one request to study simpson's brain after he died of cancer l
defendant joseph fisher is asking the justices to dismiss one of the seven charges he faces, obstruction of an official proceeding. his lawyers argue the charge is limited to evidence tampering, and therefore should not apply to fisher's other alleged actions. mr. trump faces the same obstruction charge in his separate criminal case. his legal team has cited the fisher case in their presidential immunity arguments before the court. special prosecutor jack smith, however, noted in a legal filing...
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. >> solamente un hombre, su hombre es joseph fisher, el es un ex policia que fue encontrado culpable al capitolio, sin embargo una de las medidas, uno de los cargos en su contra, fue por obstruir la justicia federal, un cargo que ha sido utilizado en 300 casos mas y es una ley bastante amplia. >> dice que cualquiera que obstruya, influencie o impida un proceso oficial, pues se considera que ha cometido un de eliteo la tension sobre este caso es que el expresidente donald trump en un caso aqui en washington, esta siendo acusado por su papel en el 6 de enero y dos de los cargos en su contra son precisamente por obstruccion de la justicia, por eso es que hay tanta atencion. >> si la corte dice que esta ley se aplico de una manera demasiado amplia los casos de 300 personas mas que tambien han sido juzgadas bajo podrian ver afectadas. >> octavio. >> muchas gracias, cristina. >> un caso importante, por supuesto que siente un precedente, estaremos al pendiente de lo que ocurra y lo que decida la corte suprema. >> este juicio historico por pagos a la actriz stormy fase de es que sigue adelan
. >> solamente un hombre, su hombre es joseph fisher, el es un ex policia que fue encontrado culpable al capitolio, sin embargo una de las medidas, uno de los cargos en su contra, fue por obstruir la justicia federal, un cargo que ha sido utilizado en 300 casos mas y es una ley bastante amplia. >> dice que cualquiera que obstruya, influencie o impida un proceso oficial, pues se considera que ha cometido un de eliteo la tension sobre este caso es que el expresidente donald trump en...
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. >> el ex policia joseph fisher fue acusado por ese hecho con el de eliteo de obstruccion de un proceso ataque se quiso impedir la certificacion del triunfo del presidente biden en las elecciones 2020 pero su defensa dice que esa acusacion es i incorrecta. >> asi que si la corte le da la razon a otros acusados se les podrian desestimar los cargos incluso dos de los que pesan contra trump en washington, dc el secuestro a mano armada en camara y el posible asesinato de una mujer latina desvela a los investigadores en el estado de florida. >> aqui le hemos hablado del caso, pero la trama hoy parece mucho, mucho mas compleja por la posible relacion de este crimen con el homicidio de un hombre y con el arresto de un policia. >> rogelio mora tagle tiene los nuevos detalles. >> una serie de television, asi califica la policia todo lo que rodea el caso de katherine guerrero, secuestrada la semana pasada en que llevaba un arma automatica. >> la policia del condado seminole, cerca de orlando, encontro el auto color verde del que bajo el sujeto con el arma, quien despues de apuntar a la mujer de 3
. >> el ex policia joseph fisher fue acusado por ese hecho con el de eliteo de obstruccion de un proceso ataque se quiso impedir la certificacion del triunfo del presidente biden en las elecciones 2020 pero su defensa dice que esa acusacion es i incorrecta. >> asi que si la corte le da la razon a otros acusados se les podrian desestimar los cargos incluso dos de los que pesan contra trump en washington, dc el secuestro a mano armada en camara y el posible asesinato de una mujer...
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. >> joseph fisher enfrenta cargos de obstruccion a un proceso oficial, es decir, a la certificacionciones presidenciales y trump esta acusado del mismo cargo y de conspiracion. >> si se desecha el cargo de fisher, podria afectar tambien el proceso del exmandatario. >> y este fin de semana fue uno violento en chicago, en incidentes separados, al meno 40 personas terminaron baleadas y siete perdieron la vida. >> uno de esos incidentes ocurrio al sur de la ciudad, dejando a una nina de 8 anos sin vida y a 10 anos sin menor fue identificada como ariana molina. >> y bonesticia de telemundo chicago tiene el testimonio de su padre. >> vi a mi hija tirada en el suelo con el b penalazo en la cabeza. >> le trate de tapar la sangre de la cabeza, pero no pudimos hacer nada. >> jose molina recuerda los ultimos momentos que vivio al lado de su hija de recibir un disparo y perder la vida ayer sabado en un tiroteo que interrumpio una celebracion familiar en el patio delantero de una casa en el barrio de las empacadoras. >> una nina muy hermosa cantaba jugar, muy querida por todos ella nos da gracia
. >> joseph fisher enfrenta cargos de obstruccion a un proceso oficial, es decir, a la certificacionciones presidenciales y trump esta acusado del mismo cargo y de conspiracion. >> si se desecha el cargo de fisher, podria afectar tambien el proceso del exmandatario. >> y este fin de semana fue uno violento en chicago, en incidentes separados, al meno 40 personas terminaron baleadas y siete perdieron la vida. >> uno de esos incidentes ocurrio al sur de la ciudad, dejando...
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fisher who face multiple crimes for shoving his way into the capitol on january 6th.bstruction of an official proceeding. which in this case of course, the congressional certification of the 2020 election. hundreds of others have been charged or convicted of that as well. he wants that felony charge dismissed and the majority conservatives of justices sounded sympathetic to his argument that the obstruction law should only apply to evidence tampering and not say a congressional proceeding. hundreds have been charged with this charge and so has donald trump. the court appeared to hold a sudden concern about the first amendment right to peaceably assemble. the possible use of this statutory charge to overreach and criminalize it which would be a perfectly legitimate concern if not for the fact that on monday, the day before the same oral arguments the same supreme court acted by not acting allowing it to be legally impossible to organize protests in three states. particularly black lives matter protests. in that case, a louisiana police officer was injured by a proteste
fisher who face multiple crimes for shoving his way into the capitol on january 6th.bstruction of an official proceeding. which in this case of course, the congressional certification of the 2020 election. hundreds of others have been charged or convicted of that as well. he wants that felony charge dismissed and the majority conservatives of justices sounded sympathetic to his argument that the obstruction law should only apply to evidence tampering and not say a congressional proceeding....
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the appeal by january 6 defendant joseph fisher says the government has to toss this out is incorrectlyhe enron error law scope. it was a massive corporate accounting scandal, how is this at play. >> i think that they have a very good argument essentially the statute that president trump and many of the january 6 defendants were charged under is an obstruction statue that was intended for use for what they call evidence impairment so when people destroy documents and leading up to proceedings the d.c. circuit of the trial court dismissal initially agreed that the statute has never before been used in the context that it was used for trump's prosecution and all of the other defendants. now the supreme court is going to weigh in on what the meaning of the statute is whether it can be charged in this way which i'm doubtful over myself. >> it can be tossed out, the 21 gop lawmakers editor colin, jim jordan filed amicus brief saying the enron law can't be used as an all-purpose weapon in the enron law is about falsifying books and records is that about an incident about january 6. is that th
the appeal by january 6 defendant joseph fisher says the government has to toss this out is incorrectlyhe enron error law scope. it was a massive corporate accounting scandal, how is this at play. >> i think that they have a very good argument essentially the statute that president trump and many of the january 6 defendants were charged under is an obstruction statue that was intended for use for what they call evidence impairment so when people destroy documents and leading up to...
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this case was brought by joseph fisher, who was charged with multiple crimes for pushing his way into u.s. capitol on january 6, 2021. walk us through the arguments the justices her today. kyle: it is a complicated law but his argument is simple. this law was passed after the enron scandal in 2000. it was meant to stop people from tampering with evidence in a court like proceeding or congressional proceeding, not envisioned to cover the sort of riotous conduct we saw on january 6. he may be culpable for a lot of stuff, but this obstruction charge, which has a 20 year maximum sentence, he says that should not apply to him or his fellow rioters. kyle: help us understand why they seemed dubious of the broad reading of this obstruction law. >> the doj said this law was passed by congress as a catchall and should apply to all kinds of disruptive conduct. they missed stuff enron was doing. they wanted to make sure they did not miss anything again so we can sweep in all of this stuff that happened after january 6 as part of the broad and the conservative justices in particular were very skep
this case was brought by joseph fisher, who was charged with multiple crimes for pushing his way into u.s. capitol on january 6, 2021. walk us through the arguments the justices her today. kyle: it is a complicated law but his argument is simple. this law was passed after the enron scandal in 2000. it was meant to stop people from tampering with evidence in a court like proceeding or congressional proceeding, not envisioned to cover the sort of riotous conduct we saw on january 6. he may be...
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and what lawyers for police officer named joseph fisher, one of the capitol riot defendants have argued on the supreme court that is an overly broad interpretation of this law passed after the enron scandal to plug holes in the obstruction statute with regard to documents. they're saying it shouldn't be interpreted the way prosecutors are interpreting it. a number of conservatives seem sympathetic to the argument in court today and some other justices seemed like they were trying to find a middle ground where they could limit the impact of this law while still preserving some of these january 6th cases. but it does seem like the biden administration is on uncertain ground here. >> let's listen to a little bit of clarence thomas and the solicitor general. >> there have been many violent protests that have interfered with the proceedings. has the government applied this provision to other protests in the past and has this been the government's position throughout the life span of the statute. >> we have enforced a variety of prosecutions that don't focus on evidence tampering. i can't giv
and what lawyers for police officer named joseph fisher, one of the capitol riot defendants have argued on the supreme court that is an overly broad interpretation of this law passed after the enron scandal to plug holes in the obstruction statute with regard to documents. they're saying it shouldn't be interpreted the way prosecutors are interpreting it. a number of conservatives seem sympathetic to the argument in court today and some other justices seemed like they were trying to find a...
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fisher, who was charged with multiple crimes for shoving his way into the capitol on january 6.blue ball cap. he was charged with obstruction of an official proceeding, which, in this case, of course, the congressional certification of the 2020 election. hundreds of others have been charged as well, and he wants a felony charge dismissed. and the conservative majority of justices sounded skeptical of the charge and sympathetic to fisher's argument that that obstruction law should only apply to evidence tampering, and not, say, a congressional proceeding to serve a final action. here's the thing. hundreds of accused and convicted of insurrections have been charged with this particular obstruction charge, and so is donald trump. when the court appeared to hold in oral arguments yesterday a sudden concern about the first amendment right to peaceably assemble, the possible use of this statutory charge by the government to overreach and criminalize it, which itself would be a perfectly legitimate concern if it weren't for the fact that on monday, the day before those very same oral a
fisher, who was charged with multiple crimes for shoving his way into the capitol on january 6.blue ball cap. he was charged with obstruction of an official proceeding, which, in this case, of course, the congressional certification of the 2020 election. hundreds of others have been charged as well, and he wants a felony charge dismissed. and the conservative majority of justices sounded skeptical of the charge and sympathetic to fisher's argument that that obstruction law should only apply to...
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but today's focuses specifically on a man named joseph fisher and he says he was only briefly inside the capital, but he has been charged with multiple offenses, including in this one. but he is trying to get his case dismissed. and specifically these charges dismissed, arguing that this law was passed after enron and sarbanes-oxley, and it was supposed to be focused on witness tampering and anything that impacts an official proceeding there. so they're saying this is not the kind of case that this was meant to apply two. now we'll be watching this very closely. like i said, this could potentially impact former president trump's case. now the special counsel says, even if mr. fisher wins here, the trump case remains intact. a lot of smart legal minds, agree with that. we have to see exactly how this case shakes out. of course, there are also oral arguments next thursday on whether former president trump has presidential immunity that could shield him from some or all of his federal election subversion case. but john, i think the biggest thing we're looking at right now before we even
but today's focuses specifically on a man named joseph fisher and he says he was only briefly inside the capital, but he has been charged with multiple offenses, including in this one. but he is trying to get his case dismissed. and specifically these charges dismissed, arguing that this law was passed after enron and sarbanes-oxley, and it was supposed to be focused on witness tampering and anything that impacts an official proceeding there. so they're saying this is not the kind of case that...
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lawyers for a man named joseph fisher, a police officer in pennsylvania at the time of the insurrectionarrowly aimed at white collar fraud. not obstructs a congressional proceeding. quote, the high court's ultimate ruling expected by the end of june could overturn hundreds of january 6th felony convictions and hamper numerous pending prosecutions. a ruling against the justice department could ripple into jack smith's case against donald trump whom he charged with two charges of obstructs congress' business that day. beyond the ripping effect of what the supreme court may decide in this case, that they're even hearing the case, that clarence thomas is hearing the case in the first place, is a major point of contention. every single term the court gets around 8,000 different requests to review a lower court's decision. recently, they heard oral arguments like today in about 60 less than one tenth because just a single federal judge ruled in fisher's favor. this supreme court, we've seen its approval ratings plunge to historic lows, decided amongst themselves to take up this case one week
lawyers for a man named joseph fisher, a police officer in pennsylvania at the time of the insurrectionarrowly aimed at white collar fraud. not obstructs a congressional proceeding. quote, the high court's ultimate ruling expected by the end of june could overturn hundreds of january 6th felony convictions and hamper numerous pending prosecutions. a ruling against the justice department could ripple into jack smith's case against donald trump whom he charged with two charges of obstructs...
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joseph fisher, a former police officer who breached the capitol that day, brought the case.is attorney argued the justice department has gone too far here and that attempting to disrupt certification of elections very different thing than tampering with evidence in a business law case. the court's conservative majority seemed very sympathetic to the police officer's case. the justice alito in particular kept raising the possibility that the justice department can go after peaceful political protesters including maybe hecklers in the supreme court itself were obstructing official proceedings. but the court's liberal members kept coming back to the plain text of that law which said it is a crime to, quote, obstruct, influence or impede any official proceeding. so we'll have a decision in this case by june. it could have a big impact on many defendants who have been sentenced under this law. maybe even donald trump. prosecutors feel they have enough evidence outside of what the other protesters had done to continue that case. rebecca. >> a lot riding on that decision. terry, th
joseph fisher, a former police officer who breached the capitol that day, brought the case.is attorney argued the justice department has gone too far here and that attempting to disrupt certification of elections very different thing than tampering with evidence in a business law case. the court's conservative majority seemed very sympathetic to the police officer's case. the justice alito in particular kept raising the possibility that the justice department can go after peaceful political...