The federal judge overseeing the case challenging President Trump deploying National Guard in Portland, Oregon, has recused himself after the Department of Justice expressed concern over him being married to a Democrat lawmaker.
U.S. District Judge Michael Simon, who is married to Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), issued his recusal just a day before he had to convene a hearing on whether or not to block the National Guard’s deployment in Oregon at the governor’s request, per The Hill.
“Although the Court does not believe that recusal is required under either federal law or the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, because it is necessary that the focus of this lawsuit remain on the critically important constitutional and statutory issues presented by the parties, the
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