Judge Chutkan, Accusing Trump of Making ‘Inflammatory and Unsupported Accusations,’ Hands Jack Smith a January 6 Victory

The former president is unsuccessful in his effort to strike reference to the riot from the indictment charging him with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.

AP/Jose Luis Magana, file
The Capitol on January 6, 2021. AP/Jose Luis Magana, file

Judge Tanya Chutkan’s denial of President Trump’s motion to strike from his indictment language he calls “inflammatory” is a victory for Special Counsel Jack Smith’s attempt to hold the former president responsible for an insurrection without charging him for it. Never mind that he was actually acquitted of it by the Senate.

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