US Sol Gen #Prelogar said no, she didn’t think it was odd; it was in exactly the right place. Congress wrote the statute to broadly prohibit #obstruction offenses &the provision in question followed a passage that punishes the #crime of killing witnesses w/an even stiffer penalty—up to life in prison.
Prelogar also noted that fed sentencing guidelines for actual #Jan6 defendants who are first offenders &who plead guilty are far lower: 10-16 mos for #violent offenders, & 6-12 mos for #nonviolent.