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Justice Department Seeks to Disqualify Judge Overseeing Golf Course Lawsuit
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What happenedEscalating a standoff with Judge Ana C. Reyes, the Justice Department demanded that she recuse herself from a case in which she had ordered several Trump officials to testify.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Justice Department Seeks to Disqualify Judge Overseeing Golf Course Lawsuit". The right frames it as "Well, That Escalated Quickly: DOJ Moves to Disqualify Judge in Trump's DC Golf Course Fig...".
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Left / center-leftJustice Department Seeks to Disqualify Judge Overseeing Golf Course Lawsuit
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Right / center-rightWell, That Escalated Quickly: DOJ Moves to Disqualify Judge in Trump's DC Golf Course Fight
Justice Department Seeks to Disqualify Judge Overseeing Golf Course Lawsuit
Escalating a standoff with Judge Ana C. Reyes, the Justice Department demanded that she recuse herself from a case in which she had ordered several Trump officials to testify.
