Lawfare Daily: Legal Threats to the Jan. 6 Convictions with Kyle Cheney
Podcast:The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition Published On: Mon Oct 07 2024 Description: Kyle Cheney, Senior Legal Affairs Reporter for Politico, discusses his recent Politico article on the legal and political landmines threatening the criminal prosecutions of rioters involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege.Lawfare Senior Editor Roger Parloff sat down with Kyle to discuss a serious legal challenge to the key misdemeanor charge leveled in more than 90 percent of Jan. 6 cases, a troubling ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit declaring most so-called “geofencing” warrants unconstitutional, and former President Trump’s promises to pardon many Jan. 6 defendants if he wins reelection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.