The motion for recusal was based on Trump’s fears that Chutkan would not be « fair » in his election case
A motion filed by Donald Trump’s legal team several weeks ago asking for Judge Tanya Chutkan to recuse herself from presiding over his election interference case has been denied.
The motion had been filed on the basis that previous comments made by Chutkan led Trump to worry as to whether she would be « fair » in the case, but the judge shot those fears down in her decision on the matter.
In Wednesday’s court filing, Chutkan said that « her comments during sentencing hearings for two defendants who took part in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 — which Trump and his lawyers cited in his attempt to remove her from the case — do not warrant recusal, » per CBS News.
