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A conservative retired federal judge on Wednesday condemned former President Donald Trump’s criticisms of judges hearing criminal cases brought against him, calling the recent attacks “unprecedented” and “inexcusable.”
“The former president’s comments and attacks on the federal judiciary and on the specific individual judges who will preside over his trials are unprecedented in American history,” J. Michael Luttig told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on “AC360.”
“They are a grave disservice to the nation. They are inexcusable. And they imperil the former president himself, in the defense of his actions on January 6, before the juries that will hear his case,” he continued. “But this is, of