Donald Trump’s lawyers went to court Monday with a request of US District Judge Tanya Chutkan: Remove yourself from the former president’s election subversion trial. The.
Donald Trump’s lawyers went to court Monday with a request of US District Judge Tanya Chutkan: Remove yourself from the former president’s election subversion trial. The filing argues that comments Chutkan has made about rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, CNN reports, could suggest that “she has prejudged both the facts pertinent to this case and President Trump’s alleged culpability.” Trump’s lawyers stopped short of accusing the judge of being biased against their client but included comments by Chutkan they say could make a reasonable person think so, per CBS News.
