Special counsel Jack Smith argues Judge Tanya Chutkan shouldn't recuse herself in Trump case

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CBS News

Updated on: September 15, 2023 / 12:25 AM


Washington — Special counsel Jack Smith filed a blistering motion in response to former President Donald Trump's request that the judge overseeing his federal 2020 election interference criminal case recuse herself.

"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," Smith wrote in a 20-page filing an hour before a deadline set by Chutkan to respond.

He said that in seeking Chutkan's recusal, Trump "both takes out of context the Court's words from prior judicial proceedings and misstates the proper legal standards governing judicial recusals."

Smith also argued that Trump "cherry-picks" from two of Chutkan's sentencing hearings for two Capitol riot defendants, and in both cases, "the Court was appropriately responding to—and ultimately rejecting— a common argument raised by scores of January 6 offenders: that they deserved leniency because their actions were inspired by, or were not as serious as, those of others who contributed to the riot but had not been held responsible—including former president Donald J. Trump, the defendant in this case."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-judge-tanya-chutkan-recusal-justice-department-response/

[oldsoftie]

1. If trump wants HER recused; then why shouldn't Cannon recuse HERself?

[melm00se]

4. Because if you are

for Trump, you are a paragon of virtue and incapable of succumbing to the temptations of conflict so the trial will be fair and equitable.

If you are against Trump, you are a Deep state operative who is hopelessly tainted by the swamp and are completely incapable of being fair and equitable* because of primary or secondary Trump Derangement Syndrome.

[ShazzieB]

9. LOL

[usregimechange]

2. Motion denied. Wasting the courts time (which is the point)

[calimary]

8. Good.

I hope ALL his “motions” find the same fate.

[tanyev]

3. But she's being mean to Liddle Donny! It's not FAIRRRRR!!!!!

[mpcamb]

5. Headline: "argues" ARGUES? STATES!

That's a slimy sop to the republicans who run business.

[ShazzieB]

10. Respectfully disagree.

The word "argued" means something different in a legal context than it does in casual conversation. What Smith was doing, after all, was making a legal argument to counter what Trump's team argued in their motion. I wouldn't read anything in particular into that choice of words.

[onenote]

13. Did you bother to read Smith's response? See page 8

The part titled "Argument". Was that a slimy sop by Smith to the repubs? Should he have labelled it statement?


https://www.scribd.com/document/671379625/gov-uscourts-dcd-258148-54-0#fullscreen=1

[republianmushroom]

6. Thank you, Jack and team

[Bayard]

7. There's no reason for her to recuse herself

trump doesn't think this black woman should judge him. Same as his other cases.

[bucolic_frolic]

11. Trump is again trying to get everyone to dance to his tune

and here they are responding. The accused doesn't get to select judges and determine venue. This is crazy.

[Linda Ed]

12. No way she should recuse herself

We wouldn't be here right now if he'd been held without bail for the classified docs indictment.