House Chair Files Ethics Complaint Against DC Judge Linked to Trump Case

A GOP lawmaker said that a DC judge made an ‘inappropriate political speech.’
House Chair Files Ethics Complaint Against DC Judge Linked to Trump Case
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) alongside before then-President Donald Trump during an event on Aug. 13, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Friday filed a complaint against a District of Columbia federal judge who has overseen a number of cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach and rejected arguments from former President Donald Trump’s attorneys.

The ethics complaint was filed against Judge Beryl Howell, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, has issued rulings against a number of Jan. 6 defendants, and also levied a fine against Elon Musk’s X platform, formerly known as Twitter, after the company refused to hand over access to posts, direct messages, and data related to President Trump’s account to special counsel Jack Smith.
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