Fortunately, the judge assigned to the case, US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, has the necessary experience and background to oversee a public trial that is fair and respectful, especially for this defendant. She is, in fact, a judge with an ingrained commitment to defendants’ rights and one who recognizes the danger of overly aggressive prosecutors. At PDS, Chutkan rose to the top ranks and was tasked with providing the most zealous representation to her clients, regardless of the seriousness or heinous nature of the charges. Chutkan will not decide the verdict in Trump’s trial; that will be the role for a jury of his peers. Nonetheless, we believe that all Americans should accept — as we have in past instances — that this judge is pursuing fairness and justice in the courtroom.

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Persons: Eric Klein, Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown, Donald Trump, Trump, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Barack Obama, Jeremi Suri Korey Howell, she’s, Chutkan, Nicola Sacco, Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Julius, Ethel Rosenberg, O.J, Simpson, George Zimmerman, Jefferson Davis, Emmett Till, Jim Crow South, Thurgood Marshall Organizations: Johnson & Klein Law, Public Defender Service, District of Columbia, Leadership, Global Affairs, University of Texas, History Department, LBJ School, CNN, Capitol, Trump, PDS, US, Office, Department of Justice, Twitter, African Locations: Boulder , Colorado, Austin, Washington , DC, Washington ,