Two of the four charges President Trump faces in his DC case involve 1512(c)(2).
That section, first passed as part of Sarbanes-Oxley in 2004, has typically been used to prosecute destruction of evidence or similar conduct.
Its applicability to alleged obstruction of the electoral count process has been hotly contested since the start of the January 6 prosecutions, and the DC Circuit split sharply on the issue.
This is a huge deal, with potentially major ramifications for many January 6 defendants as well as for President Trump.
That section, first passed as part of Sarbanes-Oxley in 2004, has typically been used to prosecute destruction of evidence or similar conduct.
Its applicability to alleged obstruction of the electoral count process has been hotly contested since the start of the January 6 prosecutions, and the DC Circuit split sharply on the issue.
This is a huge deal, with potentially major ramifications for many January 6 defendants as well as for President Trump.
