Chutkan jumpstarts Trump Jan. 6 case, signaling aggressive pace

Former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case was put back into the hands of Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday, and within 48 hours, she had made about a half dozen moves to forward the case along.

Chutkan, an Obama appointee, denied two of Trump’s dismissal requests, set a deadline for a joint report, scheduled a hearing for mid-August, and paused two existing deadlines. The rapid revival did nothing to quell concerns from her critics that she was rushing a case that required, in their view, a more methodical approach.