Judge Denies Trump Request to Strike ‘Inflammatory’ Statements About Jan. 6 From Indictment

Published on November 17, 2023

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued an order on Nov. 17 denying former President Donald Trump’s attempts to remove from his indictment certain statements related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. President Trump’s legal team, she said, had failed to show that inclusion of the statements was “prejudicial,” as required by federal law. His attorneys had argued that the indictment, which didn’t charge President Trump for the events at the Capitol, contained irrelevant claims about communications with former Vice President Mike Pence and former President Trump’s reaction to rioting. “Because the Government has not charged President Trump with responsibility for the actions at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, allegations related to these actions are not relevant and are prejudicial and inflammatory,” his attorneys wrote. According to them, doing so could unfairly bias a jury....

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