CNN Legal Analyst Says Trump Motion Seeking Judge’s Recusal ‘Is Overwhelmingly Likely to Fail’

BLITZER I also want ░░░░░░░░ bring in CNN legal ░░░░░░░░ Carrie Cordero and Norm ░░░░░░░░ Norm Trump attorneys are ░░░░░░░░ to Judge Chutkan s ░░░░░░░░ as we just heard ░░░░░░░░ in various cases involving ░░░░░░░░ January 6 rioters What ░░░░░░░░ you make of that ░░░░░░░░ EISEN Well Wolf there ░░░░░░░░ to be a reasonable ░░░░░░░░ of bias or partiality ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ these statements that Judge ░░░░░░░░ made in those other ░░░░░░░░ amount to that She ░░░░░░░░ had to assess the ░░░░░░░░ context of who s ░░░░░░░░ here as part of ░░░░░░░░ including because those defendants ░░░░░░░░ at times raised it ░░░░░░░░ if you look at ░░░░░░░░ case law on what ░░░░░░░░ to bias this is ░░░░░░░░ it This motion is ░░░░░░░░ likely to fail BLITZER ░░░░░░░░ what do you think ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ It is a fairly ░░░░░░░░ standard for a judge ░░░░░░░░ make the recusal decision ░░░░░░░░ statement was strong in ░░░░░░░░ of the fact that ░░░░░░░░ was directed directly against ░░░░░░░░ former president who now ░░░░░░░░ the defendant in the ░░░░░░░░ before her But the ░░░░░░░░ is also important And ░░░░░░░░ context of it is ░░░░░░░░ she was in consideration ░░░░░░░░ the sentencing of other ░░░░░░░░ 6th related defendants So ░░░░░░░░ s not as if ░░░░░░░░ was just making these ░░░░░░░░ extraneously or without any ░░░░░░░░ It was in the ░░░░░░░░ of prosecutions for the ░░░░░░░░ of January 6th.”