Presidential 2020: Trump wants to challenge the judge of his trial
Former US President Donald Trump wants to “challenge” the judge who must oversee his future trial for trying to reverse the results of the November 2020 presidential election.
PostedAugust 6, 2023, 6:19 PM
The former president of the United States Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he wanted to “recuse” the judge who must supervise his future trial in Washington for having tried toreverse the results of the presidential of November 2020 and favored the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. “I can in no way enjoy a fair trial with the judge ‘assigned’ to this ridiculous case of free speech and fair elections”, thundered Donald Trump, as usual in capital letters, on his social network Truth Social.
“Everyone knows it, including her. We will immediately request that this judge be challenged, on very solid grounds, and likewise (request) a change of scenery (of the trial) out of (Washington) DC,” added the former president about federal judge Tanya Chutkan. and the US Federal Capital Court. Magistrate Chutkan is to preside over the case that earns Donald Trump his third (and most serious) criminal indictment, and she is known for harshly condemning supporters of the former president who participated in the assault on the Capitol.
Trial to come “without delay”
She was randomly assigned to oversee this landmark court case involving the ex-president, indicted on August 1 on conspiracy against the state in connection with his attempts to reverse the November 2020 election result. former American head of state came to Washington on August 3 to plead not guilty to the four charges against him. On August 28, he should know the date of his trial, the special prosecutor Jack Smith who investigated wishing to see the case judged “without delay”.
Donald Trump, favorite in the Republican Party primaries for the November 2024 presidential election, has also been charged by federal justice for his alleged negligent management of confidential White House documents. He is also being sued by New York State justice in a case of alleged accounting fraud linked to payments to buy the silence of a former porn actress. Trials are to be held in March and May 2024.
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2023-08-06 16:19:08
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