06-28-2024, 01:27 PM
For clarity SCOTUS certainly did not "[say] DOJ should not have prosecuted protestors". SCOTUS ruled that January 6 protestors cannot be prosecuted with the most serious charge filed, felony obstruction of an official proceeding. This applies to around 330 of the more than 1,200 people charged with crimes during January 6. Most guilty pleas have been for assaulting law enforcement officers or carrying dangerous weapons.