U.S. judge may consider gag order in case of accused Russian agent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Wednesday she may consider imposing a gag order on lawyers for accused Russian agent Maria Butina after prosecutors complained about statements by her lead attorney to the news media and expressed concern about turning over evidence to the defense.

U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan gave the prosecution until Aug. 8 to file a proposed protection order to prevent the public disclosure of evidence in the case. During a hearing, prosecutors accused defense lawyer Robert Driscoll of misrepresenting the case in television news interviews.

“I certainly don’t want to impose a gag order,” Chutkan said at a hearing, but added that she would consider the step if Driscoll’s public statements about the case “cross the line.”

“I’m cautioning you,” the judge told Driscoll.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-butina/u-s-judge-may-consi...

The Judge in the Imran Awan Case Was Kicked Off the Fusion GPS Case

In the weird news of the day, the judge currently overseeing the Imran Awan fraud case has a weird former connection to the Fusion GPS case (the one looking into the Russia/Trump dossier): she was removed from the Fusion case back in November, and then somehow wound up involved in the Fusion case again, at which point she voluntarily recused herself.

eiff wrote about Tanya Chutkan, U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, back in November when she was booted off the Fusion case the first time.

In a lot of circles there has been concern expressed about the fact that Judge Tanya Chutkan is handling the case where the House Intelligence Committee is trying to pry open the bank records of Fusion GPS to determine the scope of their direct involvement in the Trump Dossier including which journalists they paid to push the Trump dossier story.

Chutkan was troubling because she was an Obama appointee whose law firm represented Huma Abedin and other Democrat insiders. She’s also the judge that orderd DHS to procure an abortion for a pregnant illegal teen.

https://www.redstate.com/slee/2017/12/14/judge-imran-awan-case-kicked-of...

Chutkan, who is presiding over the Imran Awan and Hina Alvi fraud case, was appointed to the federal bench by Obama after she kicked thousands in campaign donations to his presidential campaign when he was a U.S. Senator in Illinois, records confirm.

Obama also appointed Chutkan’s husband, Peter Krauthamer, a judge to the bench in the District of Columbia Superior Court in 2011.

Krauthamer’s mother, and Chutkan’s mother-in-law, also contributed campaign cash to Obama, records confirm.

And Chutkan’s former law firm, where she worked until her appointment to the federal bench in 2014, currently represents Huma Abedin, the wife of disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner. The firm also is stacked with Democratic lawyers who worked for Hillary Clinton, John Podesta, and Barack Obama’s White House, just to name a few D.C. insiders.

https://truepundit.com/dog-set-to-plead-guilty-in-front-of-obama-crony-j...

Awan Judge Violated Federal Law on Homeland Security Case; Failed to Disclose Close Relative Works for Homeland

The federal judge in the Awan case dismissed a crucial H-1B immigration case against the Department of Homeland Security while failing to disclose to the court that a close family relative is employed in a high-ranking intelligence capacity with DHS, federal records show and sources confirm.

U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan is presiding over the Imran Awan and Hina Alvi bank fraud case in D.C. Last week Chutkan made headlines when it was reported she was appointed to the federal bench by Obama after she kicked thousands in campaign donations to his presidential campaign. Obama also appointed Chutkan’s husband, Peter Krauthamer, a judge to the bench in the District of Columbia Superior Court in 2011.

Now Chutkan is being accused of “many conflicts, direct and indirect,” according to a Justice Department source familiar with the Homeland Security case.

https://truepundit.com/awan-judge-violated-federal-ethics-on-homeland-se...

Federal Judge Obliterates Fusion GPS’ Attempt To Hide Info From Investigators

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has recused herself from a second case involving Trump dossier firm Fusion GPS.

Tanya S. Chutkan, an Obama appointee, recused herself on Monday from a case involving a dispute over subpoenas issued for Fusion GPS, the firm that commissioned the dossier.

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Chutkan recused herself last month from another case involving Fusion GPS. The firm had filed suit against its bank, TD Bank, to keep it from complying with a subpoena issued by the House Intelligence Committee, which sought Fusion’s bank records.

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Chutkan has presided over the case involving the lawsuit against BuzzFeed since Aug. 31. Her replacement is Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee who assumed office in October.

The reasons for Chutkan’s recusals remain a mystery.

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At the firm, Chutkan represented Theranos, a medical technology company. Fusion GPS also appears to have worked for Theranos and BSF.

Chutkan represented Theranos in a 2013 malpractice lawsuit. She left BSF for the federal bench the next year.

http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/12/federal-judge-recuses-herself-from-a-s...

You ‘probably’ won’t find any of this in the msm. I’m still working on this.