A federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case rejected his claim that he was concerned about foreign interference in the 2020 election. Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that Trump’s worries were not based on foreign influence but on debunked domestic fraud claims. Trump's legal team had sought additional evidence, including details about foreign interference, in an attempt to justify his election fraud claims as reasonable. Chutkan rejected nearly all of Trump's requests, stating they failed to meet the legal standards for relevance.
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00:02A federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's election interference case rejected his
00:06claim that he was concerned about foreign interference in the 2020 election.
00:10Judge Tanya Chutkin ruled that Trump's worries were not based on foreign influence,
00:14but on debunked domestic fraud claims. Trump's legal team had sought additional evidence,
00:19including details about foreign interference, in an attempt to justify his election fraud
00:23claims as reasonable. Chutkin rejected nearly all of Trump's requests, stating they failed
00:28to meet the legal standards for relevance. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com slash GSTV.