Donald Trump wants to challenge the judge of his future trial
Donald Trump was indicted on August 1 for conspiracy against the state in connection with his attempts to reverse the outcome of the November 2020 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 assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
“I can in no way benefit from a fair trial with the judge assigned to this ridiculous case of freedom of expression and fair elections”, thundered Donald Trump, as usual in capital letters, on his social network TruthSocial.
“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.
Trial to come “without delay”
Magistrate Tanya 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.
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.
The 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”.
Full election campaign
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 related to payments to buy the silence of a former porn actress.
Trials are to be held in March and May 2024. The United States will then be in the midst of an election campaign for the primaries. The former vice-president of Donald Trump, the conservative Christian Mike Pence, launched into the race by judging that the maneuvers of his ex-boss to try to reverse the result of the presidential election of 2020 disqualified him for 2024.
“President Trump was wrong then and he is still wrong today,” Mike Pence hammered Saturday on CBS. And on CNN on Sunday, he assured that he would comply with the law if he was summoned by justice to testify against Donald Trump at his trial.
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2023-08-06 16:19:08
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