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Special Counsel Fights Trump Bid to Remove Judge in Election Probe

  • U.S. Special Counsel opposed Trump's request to remove Judge Tanya Chutkan from his election case.

  • Chutkan made prior statements about Trump's responsibility for the Jan. 6 attack that he argues show bias.

  • Prosecutors say her remarks don't meet the high bar for recusal.

  • Chutkan has condemned the Capitol attack and given some rioters harsh sentences.

  • Chutkan will make the initial decision on whether to step aside from the case.

yahoo.com
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Main Topic: Former President Donald Trump attacks special counsel and judge in 2020 election case. Key Points: 1. Trump accuses special counsel Jack Smith and Judge Tanya Chutkan of trying to take away his First Amendment rights. 2. Trump calls for Chutkan's recusal from the case. 3. Prosecutors request a protective order to prevent Trump from publicly disclosing evidence.
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Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have requested that U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan recuse herself from his federal election obstruction case, arguing that her past statements on Jan. 6, 2021, riot defendants suggest she has already formed a biased opinion on Trump's guilt.
The Justice Department is challenging former President Donald Trump's efforts to disqualify the Washington judge presiding over the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election, stating there is "no valid basis" for her recusal.
U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith is requesting limits on former President Donald Trump's public statements regarding his court case over the 2020 election, citing concerns about threats, harassment, and inflammatory comments.
Former President Donald Trump's request to have a federal judge recuse herself from his criminal election interference case in Washington, D.C. was denied by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan.
Special counsel Jack Smith's team has argued that recent comments made by Donald Trump reinforce the argument that the former president should be restricted in his remarks about the federal election interference case.
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