Former President Donald Trump has called for the recusal of the judge assigned to his case related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach, in which he’s accused of multiple felonies in connection with his challenges to the 2020 presidential election.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, a former assistant public defender who was nominated to the bench by President Barack Obama, has been assigned to preside over Mr. Trump’s case.