At a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia, Trump described the detainees as “hostages” and demanded their immediate release.
The former president of the United States and Republican candidate for re-election, Donald Trump, asked for his release from prison of all the Capitol rioters in January 2021 and the suspension of all ongoing processes.
The Supreme Court significantly limited the terms of the obstruction of justice charges against him.
US Supreme Court makes it harder to prosecute Capitol riot defendants for obstruction
The court, which took a conservative turn thanks to appointments made by Trump while he was in the White House, ruled on Friday that, to establish the charge of obstruction of justice, it was necessary to show that the defendant in question wanted to alter or destroy official documents, thus placing the burden of proof on the prosecution.
At the moment, There are 250 defendants in the assault on the Capitol accused of obstructionin addition to another 52 in which the defendant in question was convicted solely of this crime and, of this number, 27 are currently in prison, according to the Department of Justice.
This Friday, during a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia, Trump called the detainees “hostages” and demanded their immediate release.
The former president, accused of having instigated the assault on January 6, 2021, after questioning the result of his electoral defeat by Joe Biden, urged the Government to “release the hostages of January 6 now, for everything they have been through.”
Source: Observadora
