Trump attorneys responded to special counsel Jack Smith's argument that Chutkan should not recuse herself in Trump's federal 2020 election conspiracy case.
has made disqualifying statements critical of Trump during her handling of the sentencing of two Jan. 6 defendants.
In their latest argument, submitted in D.C. federal court, Trump's defense argued,"These proceedings are indeed historic. The public interest is not in the perception of a rush to judgment or a show trial contaminated by the appearance of a partial presiding judge…" Trump's attorneys have requested Chutkan's recusal in the former president's election interference case based on previous statements she made in two separate Capitol riot sentencing hearings. They highlighted her comment to one Capitol riot defendant in October 2022 that the violent attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden's election came from"blind loyalty to one person who, by the way, remains free to this day.
The Trump attorneys also referred to a statement Chutkan made in a hearing about Trump White House records in late-2021, in which she said"A president is not king"… and that Trump"is not President." Trump's defense argued that,"The public must have confidence that President Trump's constitutional rights are being protected by an unbiased judicial officer.
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