Trump Denounces a ‘Show Trial’ and Accuses Biden of Using Jack Smith To ‘Take Out’ Leading Political Opponent
The question of Judge Tanya Chutkan’s removal is emerging as the most significant pre-trial issue in the case against the 45th president for January 6.
The high-stakes push by President Trump to remove Judge Tanya Chutkan from his January 6 case comes even as that same judge will rule on a gag order that could mute the former president online and on the campaign trail.
Mr. Trump’s latest motion, docketed on Sunday night, is a response to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s insistence that Judge Chutkan stay on the case. The prosecutor argues that critical comments from the jurist about Mr. Trump’s behavior were made in the context of courtroom proceedings, making them thin gruel for recusal.
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