In her second move since resuming control over Donald Trump's federal election interference case, Judge Tanya Chutkan denied the former president's motion to dismiss the case based on selective and vindictive prosecution. Chutkan found "no evidence" that prosecutors abused their authority or behaved vindictively when bringing their case against the former president. In denying Trump's motion, Chutkan criticized what she called Trump's "improper framing" that the allegations against him are a "theory…that it is illegal to dispute the outcome of an election and work with others to propose alternate electors." Chutkan also denied Trump's motion to dismiss the case on statutory grounds. Judge denies Trump's effort to dismiss DC case over selective prosecution claim originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News August 04, 2024 19:03 UTC