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Republican Sens. Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, and Ted Cruz all voted to confirm Judge Tanya Chutkan.
Republican Sens. Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, and Ted Cruz all voted to confirm Judge Tanya Chutkan.

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  • Trump and other Republicans have bashed Tanya Chutkan, the judge overseeing his January 6 trial.
  • But in 2014, 18 currently-serving GOP senators voted for her confirmation.
  • That includes Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham, who have both criticized Chutkan as a Trump hater.

As former President Donald Trump faces criminal charges for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, he and other Republicans have targeted their ire at Tanya Chutkan, the federal judge overseeing the case.

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