Coverage dated August 1, 2023

Judge assigned to Trump’s election fraud case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

Judge Tanya Chutkan often has handed down prison sentences in Jan. 6, 2021, riot cases that are harsher than what Justice Department prosecutors recommended.

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  1. New Hampshire Public Radio

    The judge assigned to Trump's Jan. 6 case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan 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 U.S. Capitol by his supporters.

  2. Omaha World-Herald

    Judge assigned to Trump’s Jan. 6 case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan, assigned to the election fraud case against former President Donald Trump, stands out as one of the toughest punishers of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Judge in Trump Jan. 6 trial is known for tough Capitol riot sentences (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A former public defender who was nominated to the federal bench by President Obama, Tanya S. Chutkan already has ruled against Donald Trump, rejecting his efforts to prevent his White House records from being given to the House committee investigating his actions leading up the Jan.

  4. Fortune

    Judge in Donald Trump's Jan. 6 case has sent at least 38 Capitol rioters to prison—often for longer than prosecutors had recommended (opens Fortune)

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    The judge ruled against Trump in another case after he left office, writing in an opinion, “Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President.”

  5. ABC 7 Chicago

    Who is Tanya Chutkan, the judge assigned to Trump's latest case? (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    Trump is to appear Thursday before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has ruled against Trump before in a separate Jan. 6 case.

  6. Wall Street Journal

    Judge Assigned to Trump Federal Case Has Been Tough on Jan. 6 Rioters (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has sometimes handed down sentences tougher than the ones sought by prosecutors.

  7. Fox News

    DC judge assigned to Trump Jan. 6 case labeled 'toughest punisher' in Capitol riot cases (opens Fox News)

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    U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan presiding over Trump's newest case is the "toughest punisher" in Jan. 6 cases DOJ is prosecution, sending every defendant so far behind bars.

  8. BizPac Review

    DC judge to oversee Trump case has past link to Hunter Biden, toughest punisher of Jan 6 rioters (opens BizPac Review)

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    The judge assigned to former President Donald Trump's latest indictment has been deemed the "toughest punisher" of Jan. 6th defendants.

  9. Anchorage Daily News

    Judge assigned to Trump’s election fraud case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Judge Tanya Chutkan often has handed down prison sentences in Jan. 6, 2021, riot cases that are harsher than what Justice Department prosecutors recommended.

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