Conservative group seeks removal of judge from case targeting Mueller, citing political bias
Source: The Hill
BY MORGAN CHALFANT - 12/08/17 12:51 PM EST
Conservative group FreedomWorks is arguing for the dismissal of the judge presiding over its lawsuit seeking the removal of Robert Mueller from the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the election, citing her political bias toward Democrats.
The group, helmed by conservative lawyer Larry Klayman, also alleges that the judge has a “manifest conflict of interest” in the case because she is also presiding over the trial of Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chair who has been charged in connection with Mueller’s investigation.
FreedomWorks in November sued to force the Justice Department to investigate leaks coming from the special counsel and alleged conflicts of interest among staff, arguing that Mueller should be removed from the case. In a new motion filed in U.S. district court in Washington, the conservative group argues that Judge Amy Berman Jackson should recuse herself or be disqualified from the case, citing her “inherent manifest political biases and conflicts of interest.”
In particular, Klayman argues that Jackson exhibited a “deep-seated favoritism toward Democrat political interests” and Hillary Clinton, Trump’s Democratic opponent, when she dismissed a case he litigated on behalf of the parents of two Americans killed in the 2012 Benghazi terror attacks.
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Oh, we can only have conservative judges because that wouldn't be a conflict, they'd side with the criminals, so MUST be put in charge!
