Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar is currently presenting arguments in support of the obstruction statute that has been utilized to prosecute over 350 individuals accused of participating in the mob violence on January 6, 2021.
Prosecutors have asserted that the charge should be applicable to the January 6 cases due to the clear interpretation of the terms 'obstruct' and 'official proceeding,' which they believe encompass the attack that disrupted Congress' electoral vote counting to confirm President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election.
