Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
In court, Judge Tanya Chutkan has shown an atypical amount of patience when dealing with Jan. 6 defendants during hearings that go largely unnoticed. Jose Luis Magana/AP
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The Other Side of Judge Tanya Chutkan, Who’s About to Get Trump’s D.C. Case Again

When it’s not Trump in her courtroom, Chutkan has been dealing with the continuing flood of cases stemming from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

In court, Judge Tanya Chutkan has shown an atypical amount of patience when dealing with Jan. 6 defendants during hearings that go largely unnoticed. Jose Luis Magana/AP
Jose Pagliery, NOTUS Reporter
Jose Pagliery
August 28, 2024 06:00 AM | Updated: August 28, 2024 06:00 AM

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has become an ultimate villain for Donald Trump and his allies, accused of being unfair to the MAGA cause and especially those who showed up to storm the Capitol building on his behalf.

Trump’s lawyers have tried to have her removed from overseeing his Washington, D.C., criminal case, with the former president calling her “a TRUE TRUMP HATER” who is “incapable” of giving him a fair trial. In court, she warned Trump directly to “take special care in your public statements about this case.” Months after that, she was targeted by “swatting” at her home.

But in court, Chutkan has shown an atypical amount of patience and grace when dealing with Jan. 6 defendants during run-of-the-mill hearings that go largely unnoticed.