An obstruction charge against Taylor Taranto, a Capitol riot defendant, has been dropped by the DOJ following the Supreme Court's June ruling.
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice moved to drop a charge against January 6 riot defendant Taylor Taranto following a June Supreme Court ruling regarding the application of the federal obstruction statute, according to court filings.In a 6-3 decision on June 28, the Supreme Court narrowed the scope of the federal obstruction statute used to charge over 355 Capitol riot defendants, limiting its application in related prosecutions.
He was later forced out of the building but remained on the grounds, according to court documents. Taranto was identified in a video at the Capitol recorded that day saying, 'So we're in the Capitol Building...we just stormed it.
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