The judge presiding over Trump’s 2020 election case has been particularly harsh when handing out sentences in other trials involving January 6.
Former President Donald Trump’s defense team will face a „no-nonsense“ judge in the 2020 election trial, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has been randomly assigned to oversee Trump’s case after the former president was charged on four counts related to the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the Capitol riot of January 6, 2021. Prosecutors allege that Trump attempted to remain in power after losing the 2020 presidential election to President Joe Biden.
Chutkan, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, is no stranger to cases relating to January 6, and has come to be known as the „toughest punisher“ among the judges presiding over cases involving those who participated in the Capitol attack. In some instances, Chutkan has even issued sentences harsher than recommended by federal prosecutors.
According to Kirschner, who spoke with MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Thursday night after Trump appeared for his arraignment hearing in Washington, D.
