Trump to Seek Recusal of Judge Chutkan from 2020 Election Tampering Case

The former president of USA donald trump announced this Sunday that he intends to request the recusal of the judge who will supervise his future trial in Washington for having tried to reverse the results of the November 2020 presidential election and favored the assault on Capitol on January 6, 2021.

“There is no way I can benefit from a fair trial with the judge ‘assigned’ to this ridiculous free speech and fair election case.”, Trump thundered, as usual in capital letters, on his Truth Social social network.

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“Everybody knows it, she got it. We are going to ask immediately that this trial be challenged, with very solid grounds, and also a change of setting (of the trial) outside of (Washington) DC”, added the former president in relation to the federal judge Tanya Chutkan and the Court of the Federal Capital of USA.

Chutkan will preside over the case that will earn Trump his third (and most serious) criminal indictment, and is known for harshly condemning supporters of the former president who participated in the inauguration. Capitol.

The magistrate was randomly assigned to oversee this landmark court case involving the former president, accused on August 1 of conspiring against the state in connection with his attempts to reverse the outcome of the November 2020 election.

The tycoon moved to Washington on August 3 to plead not guilty to the four charges against him.

On August 28, you should know the date of your trial. the special prosecutor jack smithwho conducted the investigations, wants the case to be resolved “Without delay”.

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Trump, favorite in the primaries of the Republican Party for the presidential elections of November 2024, he has also been accused by federal justice for his alleged negligent handling of confidential documents of the White House.

The former president has also been accused by the justice of the state of NY accused of accounting fraud related to payments to buy the silence of a former porn actress. The trials will take place in March and May 2024.

Source: Elcomercio

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