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12 Sept 2023
Donald Trump seeks disqualification of US judge in case over alleged attempt to overturn election result
Donald Trump has filed a motion seeking to disqualify US District Judge Tanya Chutkan from presiding over the criminal case in which he is charged with trying to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.
The former US president said last month he planned to seek Ms Chutkan's recusal as well as a change of venue for the case.
He argued in a court filing that Ms Chutkan's prior statements appearing to refer to Mr Trump's role in influencing the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol raised questions about her impartiality in the case.
The court filing cites a remark Ms Chutkan made at a 2022 sentencing hearing for a Capitol riot defendant in which she suggested that the rioter was motivated by "blind loyalty to one person who, by the way, remains free to this day".
Mr Trump's lawyers argued that the comment indicated the judge's belief that Mr Trump "should be prosecuted and imprisoned".
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Trump seeks disqualification of judge in case over alleged attempt to overturn election result
Donald Trump filed has filed a motion seeking to disqualify US District Judge Tanya Chutkan from presiding over the criminal case in which he is charged with trying to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.
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