Comment on Judge overseeing Trump's Jan. 6 case says she won't go easy on him just because he's running for president again

Judge overseeing Trump's Jan. 6 case says she won't go easy on him just because he's running for president again

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 10: Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks June 10, 2023 in Greensboro, North Carolina.Win McNamee/Getty Images The judge overseeing the Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump said she won't go easy on him just because he's running for office. "The existence of a political campaign is not going to have any bearing on my decision," Judge Chutkan said. Chutkan put in place a protective order that prevents Trump from speaking about sensitive material from the trial. The judge presiding over the Justice Department's latest indictment of former President Donald Trump said Friday that Trump's 2024 candidacy will not affect her decision-making in the case."I reiterate: the existence of a political campaign is not going to have any bearing on my decision, any more than any other lawyer coming before me saying their client needs to do their job," US District Judge Tanya Chutkan said.She made the comment during a hearing about a protective order that the special counsel Jack Smith's office is seeking in its January 6 case against the former president.

 

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