The justices will decide whether prosecutors improperly charged dozens.
Shawn Thew/EPA via Shutterstock, FILEAt issue in the case of Fischer v. United States is whether a federal law enacted in 2002 to prevent the cover-up of financial crimes can be used to put someThe Sarbanes-Oxley Act, passed in response to the Enron accounting scandal, criminalizes the destruction of evidence -- specifically records or documents -- and anyone who "otherwise obstructs, influences or impedes any official proceeding, or attempts to do so.
Trump is not named in the case but faces the same charge being challenged by Fischer, a former Pennsylvania police officer.MORE: Some Jan. 6 rioters received improper sentence enhancements, appeals court rules Overall, 14 of the 15 federal judges who have overseen cases involving alleged Capitol rioters charged with obstruction of an official proceeding have allowed the DOJ to use the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
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