The former president's lawyers argued that Chutkan's 'prior negative statements regarding [former] President Trump' would 'unavoidably taint' the proceedings.
Lawyers for Trump on Monday raised issues of"fairness and impartiality" while filing a, arguing that Chutkan's"prior negative statements regarding [former] President Trump" would"unavoidably taint" the proceedings.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to four felony counts in the case, which concerns the allegedly illegal attempt to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss to PresidentFormer President Donald Trump is pictured during an event in Rapid City, South Dakota on September 8, 2023. Trump's lawyers on Monday filed a motion of recusal for U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over his federal case concerning 2020 election interference and the January 6 riot.
Attorneys for the former president said that Chutkan's remarks indicated that she had made a"prejudgment of guilt."
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