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The judge assigned to Trump's Jan. 6 case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters (abcnews.go.com)
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The federal judge 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

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In a memorable line from her ruling, Chutkan wrote, “Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President.”

Other judges typically have handed down sentences that are more lenient than those requested by prosecutors. Chutkan, however, has matched or exceeded prosecutors' recommendations in 19 of her 38 sentences. In four of those cases, prosecutors weren't seeking any jail time at all.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“But to compare the actions of people protesting, mostly peacefully, for civil rights, to those of a violent mob seeking to overthrow the lawfully elected government is a false equivalency and ignores a very real danger that the Jan. 6 riot posed to the foundation of our democracy.”

Yeah, Trump’s in trouble.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every time I hear a judge name a logical fallacy I cheer inside

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I think this message supports the quote.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

Here’s the quote with more context:

“Plaintiff does not acknowledge the deference owed to the incumbent President’s judgment. His position that he may override the express will of the executive branch appears to be premised on the notion that his executive power ‘exists in perpetuity,'” U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote in the ruling. “But Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President. He retains the right to assert that his records are privileged, but the incumbent President ‘is not constitutionally obliged to honor’ that assertion.”