The U.S. District Court judge was assigned to oversee Trump’s case after he was indicted on four charges in the siege on the U.S. Capitol.
The federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s U.S. Capitol riot trial ruled against him in the past and is known as the „toughest punisher“ of participants in the attack of January 6, 2021.
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan was assigned to oversee Trump’s case after the MAGA leader was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four charges in the federal investigation of the January 6 siege.
Department of Justice (DOJ) Special Counsel Jack Smith had been investigating Trump in the Capitol attack case, the former president’s second federal probe this year. Trump was handed four charges, which include conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights. Trump’s arraignment is set for 4 p.m. Thursday.
Trump, the Republican frontrunner in the 2024 presidential race, has maintained his innocence. The former president has repeatedly criticized the special counsel’s federal investigation into his alleged involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results on January 6 when a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol. Hundreds have been charged in the deadly riot. Chutkan has earned a reputation as the „toughest“ judge whom Capitol riot defendants can face, according to an Associated Press report.
