Justice Department Opposes Trump Bid to Remove Judge from Election Case

Justice Department challenges Trump's effort to disqualify Judge Tanya Chutkan from overseeing his case related to 2020 election.
Trump lawyers cited comments Chutkan made in January 6 sentencing hearings as evidence of bias against Trump.
Prosecutors say Trump took comments out of context, and judge was just doing her job, not showing prejudice.
Justice Department says Trump hasn't met high bar required for recusal of a judge.
Similar recusal effort by Trump failed in unrelated New York case, so this effort also unlikely to succeed.

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Posted 9/15/2023, 11:17:00 AM