Tough punisher of Capitol rioters: Tanya Chutkan, the judge in Trump’s latest election case
1 year, 4 months ago

Tough punisher of Capitol rioters: Tanya Chutkan, the judge in Trump’s latest election case

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US District Judge Tanya Chutkan has been one of the harshest punishers of rioters who stormed the US Capitol in an attack fuelled by former Donald Trump’s bogus allegations of a stolen election. He will likely appear before a magistrate court in US District Court in Washington DC on Thursday, following which the matter will be assigned to US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who stood out as one of the toughest punishers of rioters who stormed the US Capitol in an attack fuelled by Trump’s baseless claims of a stolen election. Chutkan, a former assistant public defender who was nominated to the bench by President Barack Obama, will oversee the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in the two months leading up to the violent assault on the US Capitol by his supporters. Chutkan has ruled on a Trump case in the past Chutkan has has handed down prison sentences in 6 January, 2021, riot cases that are harsher than Justice Department prosecutors recommended.

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Who is Tanya Chutkan? American judge with Indian roots assigned to Trump's Jan 6 case
4 weeks ago

Who is Tanya Chutkan? American judge with Indian roots assigned to Trump's Jan 6 case

Hindustan Times  

On Monday, chief prosecutor Jack Smith filed for four felony counts against President-elect Donald Trump in connection with his alleged role in inciting the January 6, 2021, US Capitol insurrection to be dropped. Defendant does not oppose the Motion and the court will grant it.” U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said she hasn’t grown numb to the violent scenes of …

Trump warned there will be 'little tolerance' for his 'shenanigans' at immunity hearing
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump warned there will be 'little tolerance' for his 'shenanigans' at immunity hearing

Raw Story  

Responding to a blustery announcement from Donald Trump that he will be making an appearance at the U.S. Court of Appeals for a Tuesday hearing on his presidential immunity appeal, one former prosecutor warned the former president that he is on thin ice. Just after midnight Monday, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to announce, "I will be attending …

Judge Tanya Chutkan latest victim of swatting: report
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Tanya Chutkan latest victim of swatting: report

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over Donald Trump's criminal election subversion trial, was "swatted" over the weekend, according to multiple reports. "I’m not posting the audio from the dispatch here because it includes the address of the home that appears to be owned by Judge Chutkan," Bower added. "I think someone just tried to swat judge in …

Judge Chutkan 'shows no sign of being intimidated' as she faces off with Trump
1 year, 2 months ago

Judge Chutkan 'shows no sign of being intimidated' as she faces off with Trump

Raw Story  

With a hearing expected on Monday where United States District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Tanya Chutkan is expected to hear arguments to expand a gag order on Donald Trump, the Washington Post is reporting that close associates are claiming she seems unfazed by the historic trial she will be overseeing against a former president. The Post is …

Trump demands Judge Chutkan recuse herself from federal election case in new filing
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump demands Judge Chutkan recuse herself from federal election case in new filing

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has made a legal motion formally asking D.C. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to recuse herself from the federal election charges against him, reported The Messenger on Monday. The key focus of the request, said the report, is commentary Chutkan made during the trial of Christine Priola, a Northern Ohio woman sentenced to 15 months in federal …

Trump’s Getting Special Treatment
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump’s Getting Special Treatment

Slate  

The First Amendment doesn’t have special caveats and carve-outs for the rich and famous or for putative presidential contenders. As former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney put it in her opening statement of the Jan. 6 House Select Committee, it was clear that with his words, Donald Trump had “summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this …

Trump-supporting woman charged with threatening to kill Judge Chutkan: report
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump-supporting woman charged with threatening to kill Judge Chutkan: report

Raw Story  

A woman from Texas has reportedly been formally charged with threatening to kill Judge Chutkan, the jurist overseeing Trump’s federal criminal case over allegations that the former president attempted to overturn the 2020 election using unlawful means. “A Texas woman faces federal charges for allegedly threatening to kill the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election fraud case and a …

'She wants me behind bars': Trump lashes out at Judge Chutkan after old Jan. 6-related quote resurfaces
1 year, 4 months ago

'She wants me behind bars': Trump lashes out at Judge Chutkan after old Jan. 6-related quote resurfaces

Raw Story  

Donald Trump tested a federal judge's boundaries by issuing a late-night attack drawn from a quote that circulated over the weekend on right-wing media websites. The former president lashed out at U.S. District Court judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over his case in the District of Columbia, and claimed she had already determined he belonged "behind bars" by citing …

Tanya Chutkan: The Obama-appointed judge who could send Donald Trump to prison
1 year, 4 months ago

Tanya Chutkan: The Obama-appointed judge who could send Donald Trump to prison

The Telegraph  

“Every day we’re hearing about reports of anti-democratic factions of people plotting violence, the potential threat of violence, in 2024,” she said before sentencing a Florida man who attacked police officers to more than five years behind bars. In a memorable line from her ruling, Ms Chutkan wrote, “Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President.” Born in Kingston, …

Trump’s judge isn’t the only DC justice to give longer-than-requested sentences to Jan. 6 rioters
54 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s judge isn’t the only DC justice to give longer-than-requested sentences to Jan. 6 rioters

Associated Press  

CLAIM: U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has been assigned to the most recent case against former President Donald Trump, is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C. who has given Jan. 6 defendants sentences that are longer than those requested by the Justice Department. Although Chutkan is among the toughest punishers of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on …

The judge assigned to Trump’s Jan. 6 case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters
1 year, 4 months ago

The judge assigned to Trump’s Jan. 6 case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The federal judge assigned to the election fraud case against former President Donald Trump has stood out as one of the toughest punishers of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attack fueled by Trump’s baseless claims of a stolen election. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, a former assistant public defender who was nominated to the bench …

Judge slams claims that Jan. 6 rioters are treated unfairly
3 years, 2 months ago

Judge slams claims that Jan. 6 rioters are treated unfairly

Associated Press  

A Texas man who joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6. was sentenced Monday to 45 days behind bars even though prosecutors weren’t seeking jail time, after the judge blasted comparisons between the riot that day and the Black Lives Matter protests over racial injustice. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan called it a false equivalence “to …

'There Have To Be Consequences': Judge Worries Capitol Rioters Get 'Slap On The Wrist'
3 years, 2 months ago

'There Have To Be Consequences': Judge Worries Capitol Rioters Get 'Slap On The Wrist'

Huff Post  

Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty/United States District Court/U.S. “There have to be consequences for participating in an attempted violent overthrow of the government beyond sitting at home,” Chutkan said Monday. “That mob was trying to overthrow the government,” Chutkan said, and “showed their contempt for the rule of law.” She rejected comparisons between the protests of the summer of 2020 …

Judge questions whether Jan. 6 rioters are treated unfairly
3 years, 2 months ago

Judge questions whether Jan. 6 rioters are treated unfairly

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rejecting the recommendation of prosecutors, a federal judge sentenced a Jan. 6 rioter to probation on Friday and suggested that the Justice Department was being too hard on those who broke into the Capitol compared to the people arrested during anti-racism protests following George Floyd’s murder. “I think the U.S. attorney would have more credibility if it was …

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