Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a motion from former President Trump asking her to recuse herself from overseeing his prosecution on charges related to his efforts to stay in power after losing the 2020 election.

While writing that recusal motions served a vital purpose, “justice also demands that judges not recuse without cause,” she wrote, pointing to a prior court decision noting that recusal motions can be “a procedural weapon to harass opponents and delay proceedings.”

“Motions for recusal could also be wrongfully deployed as a form of ‘judge shopping,’” Chutkan wrote.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Any judge that Trump would find ‘not biased’ are likely to be even worse- Sure, she’s a democrat. but trump would insist on a republican. Probably one he directly appointed.

    Given the insane amount of scrutiny… it’s really not going to matter anyhow.