Because piling on all the related bad stuff in a single case is more effective than piecemealing the related crimes. If you can convince a bunch of jurors that TMFWSNBN did criminal fraud with the fake electors conspiracy, it’s a lot easier for them to conclude that he agreed to have the Proud Boys and the MAGA mob fuck up Congress’s shit in the conspiracy to obstruct. Vice versa too. Basically, the more related bad conduct, the better for the prosecution.
Wire fraud, however, would be a distraction. Fleecing his online marks doesn’t have much of anything to do with J6.
That particular Proud Boys prosecution is the one that includes Tarrio, Nordean, Biggs, Rehl, and Pezzola. It’s a hugely important case because any of those guys flipping upwards likely puts the conspiracy to fuck up Congress’s shit on Fat Boy’s doorstep. Anything that imperils its prosecution rightly puts DOJ into panic mode.
I kinda think that Trump will be, effectively, immune from prosecution.
Congressional Democrats are afraid of being seen as trying to prosecute, “political prisoners”. While Republicans will run over their own grandmothers for a chance at the brass ring.
Congressional Democrats or Républicains do not prosecute. That’s the job of DoJ. I think our friend @txlawyer believes they have approximately six grand juries currently working.
I just realized that the constant debate that’s been going on concerning the word “corruptly” in US Code 1512 c), just got settled, as far as Trump is concerned. If Hutchinson’s testimony is accurate and can be corroborated, then he intended to obstruct and/or impede an official proceeding, with supporters he knew were armed.
If that doesn’t settle the “corruptly” argument, then what possibly could?
“Corruptly” requires more than just intent. It’s something like intent plus consciousness of wrongdoing, so obstructing through some kind of dishonest means or with knowledge that you were breaking the law in order to do the obstruction.