Tanya Chutkan rejected former president’s claims that her past comments raised doubts about her fairness
Judge Tanya Chutkan said on Wednesday she would not recuse herself from Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington, rejecting the former president’s claims that her past comments raise doubts about whether she can be fair.Chutkan, who was nominated to the federal bench by President Barack Obama and was randomly assigned to Trump’s case, said in her written decision that she sees no reason to step aside.
There is a high bar for recusal, and legal experts had widely considered Trump’s request to be a long shot aimed at undermining the legitimacy of the case publicly that could only sour the relationship between the judge and the defense in court.
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