From january 6th have been charged under that specific felony statute. obstruction of an official proceeding. that specific statute, obstruction of an official proceeding, it s also been conceived by many legal experts as one of the most likely felony charges that could be brought against donald trump himself if he were ever to be charged personally. in connection with january 6th attack. that s why it s worth memorizing that phrase. obstruction of an official proceeding. it s worth keeping an eye on that as a specific felony charge. which has been used hundreds of times and has been used to get hundreds of convictions thus far for the defendants. because in washington, d. c. federal appeals court today, three judges started considering whether that specific charge should essentially be nullified when it comes to january six. whether it shouldn t be allowed to use the charge against january 6th defendants. at a lower level, at the district court level in the federal court system in d.
And that charge obstructing an official proceeding, that hasn t just been used against these organized parra military groups like the only keepers. 300 different defendants have been charged under that specific felony statute. obstruction of a official proceeding. that statute, obstruction of a official proceeding is seen by many legal experts as one of the most likely felony charges that could be brought against donald trump himself if he were ever to be charged personally in connection with the january 6 attack. that s why it s worth sort of memorizing that phrase. obstruction of an official proceeding. it s worth keeping an eye on that as a specific felony charge. that s been used hundreds of times and has been used to get hundreds of convictions thus far against january 6 defendants.
From them, against their will, for the first time in history. and the moral guiding lights for the supreme court majority, that is revoking a constitutional right for the first time in our history include men who believed which must be sentenced to death. joining us now, clara mccaskill who served as democratic senator from missouri, also delia, lithwick senior editor and legal correspondent for slate, and host of the podcast and, because both are msnbc analysts. now clare, you ve had a week to calm down about, this how is it going? not very well. i m not very calm, of course i m living in a state where they have not only a trigger law, but no exception for rape or incest, a personhood law that means any fertilized egg now has the protection of a felony statute, with a minimum sentence of five years.
That is revoking a constitutional right for the first time in our history include men who believed which must be sentenced to death. joining us now, clara mccaskill who served as democratic senator from missouri, also delia, lithwick senior editor and legal correspondent for slate, and host of the podcast and, because both are msnbc analysts. now clare, you ve had a week to calm down about, this how is it going? not very well. i m not very calm, of course i m living in a state where they have not only a trigger law, but no exception for rape or incest, a personhood law that means any fertilized egg now has the protection of a felony statute, with a minimum sentence of five years. so it is, and by the way, alito s opinion, and listen i m here with dalia, and she is the expert on all of this, but it s
I place the blame for this chaos and devastation at the feet of the democrats like nancy pelosi who demand open borders while living in gated communities where they are completely separated from the devastation their policies bring into this country. general tait, this is california facilities and to some extent the entire state aiding and abetting this behavior. there is a felony statute that says you cannot harbor or shield illegal aliens. if you do, it is five years behind bars. if somebody is killed because of what you did, you could serve up to life behind bars. don t we need to start prosecuting some of these people who are aiding and abetting? absolutely, greg. we need to start prosecuting. we also need to sort of rewind the clock and get these people out of the country. we need to deport these criminals that are being caught. the sanctuary cities need to be