Judge in Trump case accused of political bias

 BixPacReview:

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has introduced a resolution to “censure and condemn” U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the indictment of former President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C.

In a statement posted to X on Friday, Gaetz accused the judge of exhibiting “blatant political bias from the bench” in her sentencing of “January 6th defendants.”

“It is deeply concerning that a United States District Court judge would exhibit such blatant political bias from the bench. Judge Tanya Chutkan’s extreme sentencing of January 6th defendants, while openly supporting the violent Black Lives Matter riots of 2020, showcases a complete disregard for her duty of impartiality and the rule of law,” Gaetz said.

“Today I am introducing a resolution to censure and condemn United States District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, the judge presiding over President Donald Trump’s case in Washington, D.C., for showing open bias and partisanship in her official duties on the bench,” he announced.

“Justice may be blind,” Gaetz added, “but the American people are not – we see Judge Chutkan for her actions, and we rebuke them in the greatest possible sense.”
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“During her time on the bench, Judge Chutkan has inappropriately expressed support for violent protests that occurred in the summer of 2020, all the while handing down multiple tough sentences to non-violent January 6th defendants,” it continues. “Additionally, during a sentencing hearing in October 2022, she inappropriately lamented that President Donald Trump ‘remains free to this day.'”

Chutkan “made headlines for dealing out sentences to members of the Jan. 6 crowd that were higher than those recommended by federal prosecutors,” Fox News reports.
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It will be interesting to see if Democrats agree with Gaetz's allegations of unfairness.  It appears he has a point. 

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