Who is Tanya Chutkan? Judge in Trump Jan. 6 case known for tough sentences

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Who is Tanya Chutkan? Judge in Trump Jan. 6 case known for tough sentences
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The U.S. District Court judge was assigned to oversee Trump's case after he was indicted on four charges in the siege on the U.S. Capitol.

's U.S. Capitol riot trial ruled against him in the past and is known as the"toughest punisher" of participants in the attack of January 6, 2021.

U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan was assigned to oversee Trump's case after the MAGA leader was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four charges in the federal investigation of the January 6 siege.had been investigating Trump in the Capitol attack case, the former president's second federal probe this year.

Trump, the Republican frontrunner in the 2024 presidential race, has maintained his innocence. The former president has repeatedly criticized the special counsel's federal investigation into his alleged involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results on January 6 when a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol. Hundreds have been charged in the deadly riot.

Former President Donald Trump is pictured on June 10, 2023, in Columbus, Georgia. The federal judge presiding over Trump's January 6 trial is known as the"toughest punisher" of Capitol attack defendants.reached out via email on Tuesday night to the spokesperson for U.S. District Court's D.C. office and representatives of Trump for comment.

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