Gaetz Files Resolution To Censure And Probe J6 Judge

August 18, 2023 Republicans, Trump cultists

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Friday introduced a longshot resolution to censure and open an investigation into the judge overseeing the federal trial into former President Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. It’s the latest example of Trump’s allies closing ranks around the former president and trying to use congressional power to undermine efforts to prosecute him.

Gaetz introduced a censure resolution on Friday focused on past comments by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan about the 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstrations and Trump. Chutkan said during a 2021 sentencing hearing for a Jan. 6 rioter that comparisons between the Capitol attack and BLM unrest are a “false equivalency” that “ignore the very real threat” Jan. 6 posed to democracy.

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It is deeply concerning that a United States District Court judge would exhibit such blatant political bias from the bench. Judge Tanya Chutkan’s extreme sentencing of January 6th defendants, while openly supporting the violent Black Lives Matter riots of 2020, showcases a… pic.twitter.com/JzLKrU6Ryh

— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) August 18, 2023

Another substance-free angertainment performance from Gaetz. Another gimmick to play for a Newsmax invite tonight. https://t.co/GEZ5lT8oDR

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 18, 2023