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Appeals court upholds conviction of former Capitol police officer who tried to help rioter

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A three -judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the government's evidence “readily supports’s conviction on an obstruction charge.

Michael Angelo Riley , a 25-year police veteran, was on duty when a mob attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 .

The following day, Riley read a Facebook post by Jacob Hiles , a fisherman he knew from YouTube videos.

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English

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