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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's ruling Friday in favor of a Jan. 6 defendant charged with obstruction of an official proceeding quickly triggered activity in other Capitol rioter cases to revisit that charge, but it's unlikely to derail former President Donald Trump's federal election interference case. Justice Department officials and attorneys for Jan.
District Judge Rudolph Contreras on Friday suspended a trial scheduled for July 22 after prosecutors filed a joint motion with Jan. 6 defendant William Pope seeking to delay the case after the Supreme Court's ruling. “Both parties are evaluating the decision, which has ramifications for the charges, presentation of evidence, and jury instructions at the trial in this matter,” the joint filing said. U.S. District Judge Dabney L.
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