Mon Jul 10, 2023 – 6:48 pm EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – A January 6 defendant is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to review the legitimacy of federal prosecutors’ interpretation of one of the key statutes being used to prosecute those accused of “insurrection” at the U.S. Capital after the 2020 presidential election in a case that if heard could have drastic repercussions.
The infamous riot broke out after former President Donald Trump’s “March to Save America” rally, which was meant to demand that Congress delay certification of the 2020 presidential election results over allegations of vote fraud in several states.
Viral videos showed people engaging in physical altercations with police, pushing against security barricades, breaking through windows, trespassing in congressional offices, and climbing on walls, causing the vote certification to be suspended and lawmakers to be evacuated from the chambers. Other videos, however, also showed that many were let into the Capitol by police and simply walked the halls after the initial breach. Several people died, but the only one to die of direct, intentional violence was Trump supporter Ashlii Babbitt, shot by a Capitol police officer.
Trump’s political opponents blamed him for “inciting” the
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