Special counsel says there’s ‘no valid basis’ for DC judge in Trump’s Jan 6 case to recuse herself
The office of Special Counsel Jack Smith has argued in a motion that there’s “no valid basis” for Judge Tanya Chutkan to recuse herself after Donald Trump’s legal team argued that she should leave the case because of statements she made when sentencing January 6 rioters. “There is no valid basis, under the relevant law and facts, for the Honorable Tanya S. Chutkan, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, to disqualify herself in this proceeding,” the special counsel’s office wrote in a 20-page filing on Thursday. “In service of his motion (ECF No. 50) seeking the Court’s recusal, the defendant both takes out of context the Court’s words from prior judicial proceedings and misstates the proper legal standards governing judicial recusals.” The special counsel added that Mr Trump “has failed to identify anything approaching the clear and convincing evidence necessary to overcome the presumption of impartiality”. The office argued that Mr Trump was using “suggestion and innuendo to insinuate something sinister in the Court simply doing its job by addressing sentencing arguments”. More follows...
2023-09-15 20:45
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2023-09-15 20:21
Jurgen Klopp reacts angrily to question about Saudi Pro League interest in Mohamed Salah
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2023-09-15 20:15
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2023-09-15 19:54
Ange Postecoglou named Premier League Manager of the Month for August 2023
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2023-09-15 19:24
SoftBank's chip designer Arm extends gains after $65 billion Nasdaq debut
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2023-09-15 18:57
Russian central bank hikes key interest rate to 13%
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2023-09-15 18:57
Instacart raises IPO price range after robust Arm debut
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2023-09-15 18:54
France: Trial opens over bus driver's death in face-mask fight
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2023-09-15 18:50
German regulator is contact with France on Europe-wide solution over Apple iPhone 12 issue
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2023-09-15 18:47
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Naomi Campbell on her PrettyLittleThing line: 'I get to speak to a younger generation of which I didn't think even knew who I was'
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2023-09-15 18:23