The Associated Press reports:
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Wednesday she won’t recuse herself from Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington, rejecting the former president’s claims that her past comments raise doubts about whether she can be fair.
Chutkan, who was nominated to the bench by President Barack Obama and was randomly assigned to Trump’s case, said in her written decision that she sees no reason to step aside. The case, scheduled for trial in March, accuses the Republican of illegally scheming to overturn his election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
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BREAKING: Judge CHUTKAN *denies* Trump’s motion to recuse. https://t.co/N3O5MmeO2Z pic.twitter.com/Kt3mdsKgU8
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 27, 2023
BREAKING: U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan says she won’t recuse herself from Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington, rejecting the former president’s claims that her past comments raise doubts about whether she can be fair. https://t.co/BY5MJBUm5X
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 27, 2023