Rep. Matt Gaetz recently introduced a resolution to censure and investigate the federal judge overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Mr. Gaetz, Florida Republican, accused U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan of showing “open bias and partisanship” in her official capacity as a judge.
Judge Chutkan was assigned to oversee Special Counsel Jack Smith’s indictment levied against Mr. Trump earlier this month, which charged the former president with conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens.
The legislation pointed to a comment that Judge Chutkan made during one of her Jan. 6 sentencing hearings in October 2021, in which the judge said that comparing the “mostly peaceful” protesting over the death of George Floyd to the “violent mob seeking to overthrow the lawfully elected government” on Jan. 6 was false equivalence.
“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,” Mr. Gaetz said.
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